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Amphibians

For a long time, amphibians were confused with reptiles. Like reptiles, they have three-chambered hearts. Some amphibians, salamanders, are shaped like some of the lizards. Thus it is not always easy to distinguish the two groups. Unlike reptiles, amphibians never have claws on their toes and seldom have scales on their bodies. Further, the eggs of amphibians never have shells, so they must be laid in water or in moist places. Young amphibians may live in the water, as do the tadpoles of our common frogs and toads, but almost all adult amphibians are air-breathers. Most have lungs, but even those that do are able to breathe through the moist surface of their skins. Our common kinds of frogs will quickly die if their skins dry out, but they cannot be easily drowned.

Athletics

Athletics is the name for running, walking, jumping and throwing sports. Running, walking, jumping and throwing were important before athletics was a sport. If a man is a good runner, walker, jumper, and thrower, he was also a good hunter.

Athletics is the oldest sport. The ancient Greeks began it. They had the Olympic Games every four years until 393 A.D. these games were very popular. The women athletes had their own games every four years.

To the Greeks, a health body was as important as a healthy mind. Greek athletes ate cheese, bread, and meat. They never ate bread and meat together; they had bread for breakfast and meat for dinner.