Our appendages

We humans have a number of appendages that our ancestors did not. Our ancestors probably carried tools for digging and scraping. Their tools, like ours, were probably their appendages. Our appendages are cameras and cell phones. Today seems like a day when everyone is carrying their appendages.

Vocabulary
Appendages: things that we carry that seem a part of us
Ancestors: people who lived long ago
Digging: cutting into the earth for an item such as a root or fruit
Scraping: removing the surface of an item

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