Text 1: An Elephant's Trunk
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An elephant's trunk is an amazing tool! You probably know that elephants use their trunks to breathe and drink. They also use them to communicate, or talk, and pick things up.
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Elephants blow air through their trunks like it is a trumpet. The loud sounds that the elephants make are used to talk with other elephants.
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Also, elephants use their trunks the same way people use their hands. The trunk is strong enough to yank trees out of the ground, yet gentle enough to pick up a single leaf.
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An elephant's trunk is a nose and a hand all in one! For every need in an elephant's day, the bendable trunk can help in surprising ways!
Text 2: Elephants are Scent Detectors!
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An elephant's trunk has many uses. However, its most important use is to smell.
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An elephant's long trunk can point in any direction, which allows elephants to smell things all around them. Elephants need a good sense of smell to find water. They also use smell to tell the difference between elephants and other animals. This can keep them safe from predators.
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An elephant's sense of smell is amazing! It can sniff out dangerous predators and find other elephants in its family. An elephant's nose sure knows what it is doing!
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How is the description of elephant trunks different in Text 2 than in Text 1?
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Only Text 2 describes how elephants can make loud sounds with their trunks.
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Only Text 2 describes how elephants use their trunks to smell.
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Only Text 2 describes how elephants can use their trunks to pick things up.
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Only Text 2 describes how elephants use their trunks to breathe.