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esse and Gabriella stood in front of the display of tanks. Inside were dozens of animals:
toads, frogs, salamanders, snakes, lizards, and turtles. Some were crawling on branches or
hiding under logs while others were partially submerged in small pools of water. The sign
hanging over the displays read “Reptiles and Amphibians of the World.”
Gabriella shook her head, “I can never remember the difference between
reptiles
and
amphibians
.”
“Maybe I can help.” Mr. Wei’s assistant Mia came out from behind the display cases with a
large boa constrictor wrapped around her neck like a scarf. “At first glance, they seem very simi-
lar. Lots of people get them confused.” She pointed to a tank with some tree frogs on display.
“What differences do you see between those frogs and Simba here?” she asked, pointing to the
boa constrictor around her neck.