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A giant Brachiosaurus lumbers through an ancient forest and simply stretches its incredibly long neck straight up to munch leaves from the very top of tall trees.

Why did long-necked dinosaurs like Brachiosaurus have such long necks?

To reach leaves high in trees
Long necks let giant plant-eating dinosaurs like Brachiosaurus reach leaves at the top of tall trees that other animals couldn't get to, giving them plenty of food to eat!

Brachiosaurus grew a super long neck so it could stretch up and munch leaves at the very top of tall trees — food no other animal could reach!

It wasn't for swimming, since these dinosaurs lived on land, not water, and it wasn't to scare birds either. The long neck's real job was simply reaching yummy leaves.

Some long necks stretched over 12 meters, and they stayed surprisingly light thanks to hollow, air-filled pockets inside the neck bones, kind of like how bird bones work today!

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