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Biological illustration

Biological illustration is when someone uses pictures, drawings and colors to show what living things look like. It's like a fancy way of making a picture of a living thing so that people can learn more about it. Biological illustrators use their artistic skills to draw things like plants, animals and other living things so that scientists, teachers and students can understand them more. Biological illustrations can even be used to show how living things move or interact with their environment.