The Smallest Bones in our Body | Secrets of Bones | BBC Earth

The size of bones range from the giant skull of a whale, to the smallest three bones in our bodies.
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Why can’t an elephant jump? Why did some lizards get legless? Which bird has a skeleton lighter than its feathers? Why does a whale look like a unicorn? How can a small snake swallow a big crocodile? Can a walrus penis kill a man? The answer to all these questions lie in the secrets of bones.

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