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How do animals adapt?

Adaptation is how living things develop features that help them survive and thrive in their environment. The grey fox is a brilliant example, as the story shows. Over millions of years, they developed specific physical traits – like those rotating wrists and sharp claws – that allow them to climb trees, access food, and avoid predators, giving them an edge in their habitat.

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Grey foxes climb trees like primates, using cat-like claws for hunting

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