What Kind of Animal Is Godzilla?

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What Kind of Animal Is Godzilla?

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Sep 10, 2021

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If Godzilla were real, what kind of animal would it be -- and could it even survive with such an impressive body mass? Learn what researchers think in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/godzilla.htm
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Sep 10, 2021

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