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Diplodocus: The Longest of Them All

Diplodocus stretched up to 26 metres in length, making it one of the longest animals that ever lived. Its neck and tail were roughly equal in length, functioning as counterweights — an elegant engineering solution arrived at by evolution over millions of years.

Balance is not a compromise. Sometimes it’s the whole design.

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