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WORDS TO UNDERSTAND dorsal fins – tall triangular fins located on the back of creatures like dolphins, killer whales, or sharks mangroves – a group of shrubs or trees that grow in coastal swamps that flood at high tide; mangroves usually have many tangled roots that form dense thickets above the ground pectoral fin – one of a pair of fins located on either side of a dolphin’s head, for example, which helps to control their direction of movement prehensile – the ability to hold onto or grasp an object by wrapping around the object

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