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CHAPTER 1 CAUSES of DEATH

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1. PHYSICAL ATTACK

by biting, kicking and squeezing

2. POISONING

when a toxic animal is touched or eaten

3. VENOM

injecting with fangs or stingers 4. SPREADING DISEASE passing lethal germs onto humans

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People use these words interchangeably, but they’re not the same thing! Venom is injected by fangs, spines or stingers. Poison, however, only makes you sick if you touch or eat it. Poisonous plants and animals aren’t always an obvious danger—but they’re still deadly! Oleander plants are common, and eating any part of them can be fatal. Even honey made from bees that feed on oleander is poisonous!

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