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Q: Why did africans believe smaller animals outsmarted larger ones?
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Why do you think Africans liked tales in which smaller animals outsmarted larger ones?

Witty prey outsmarting stupid predators are a beloved theme of many African folk tales. Known as The Trickster, these animals express the importance of â??Brains over brawnâ??. These tales provide commentary on how life is not fair and sometimes people are disadvantaged by others with better assets such as in slavery and colonialism.


Do small animals have smaller cells?

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smaller animals or dead animals


Do smaller animals live longer than bigger animals?

no, bigger animals have more bone so their stronger and can live up to foe's. smaller animals perhaps give out faster


Why do bigger animals have more cells?

Because all cells are roughly the same size. This means that bigger animals are made of more cells than smaller animals. (If bigger animals had the same number of cells as smaller animals then the cells they were made of would have to be bigger in proportion to those that smaller animals were made of - and they are not)


Do smaller animals have longer gestation periods than bigger animals?

No, it is the other way around. Larger animals, such as elephants, have a longer gestation period than smaller animals, like hamsters.


Why do smaller animals have more frequent sexual cycles than larger animals?

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What did eryops eat?

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What do microscopic animals in the ocean eat?

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