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As they grow, peripatus shed their thin outer skin every few weeks. The new skin has a liquid film, making it easier to shed the old skin, which the peripatus eats, to recycle the nutrients. The peripatus can digest solid matter (in the form of its own skin) as well as its usual liquid diet.
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by Dianne Gleeson
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