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Did you know that some plants can move all by themselves without anyone touching them? The dancing plant, also called the telegraph plant, has small leaves that actually twitch, wiggle, and bob around in the sunlight! It comes from the tropical forests of Asia.

If you watch carefully, you can see the tiny side leaves moving in little circles, almost like the plant is dancing to music only it can hear. The plant can also move when it hears sounds! If you clap your hands or play music near it, the leaves will wiggle and dance even faster.