The Evolution Of Whales

[zyx066]

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[tcpolymath]

I think it's interesting that aquatic mammals come from many different places on the mammal tree. (Down to the platypus, which is basically as far evolutionarily from other mammals as it's possible to get.) Returning to the water seems to be a common strategy. Manatees are related to elephants. Seals and otters are close to each other but much more closely related to land predators than to any other aquatic mammals.

[zyx066]

Manatees..? Have to look that one up :-) Thanks for this enlightening addition @tcpolymath :-) Platypus!! Duck-bill mammal that lays eggs... I should do a post on that one sometime. Australia is an evolutionary playground of the nicest kind :-)

[delishtreats]

Thank you for explaining the evolution of whales to us. I didn't know they were walking! Every day is a school day! :)

[zyx066]

I keep learning too every day and that's a good thing; I think it has something to do with this place called steemit.com where we hang out ;-)

Thanks so much for reading and commenting @delishtreats! :-)

[remotehorst23]

Great Post! It somehow reminds me on the Axolotl. Because its a larva and normally when they grow adult they leave water. Not so the Axolotl. It will stay larva but still grow adult underwater.

A very interesting Animal with the ability to regrow Parts of it. From what i heard even his Brain can regrow and it has a few other remarkable features too!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axolotl

[wikitextbot]

Axolotl
The axolotl (, from Classical Nahuatl: āxōlōtl [aːˈʃoːloːtɬ] ( listen)), Ambystoma mexicanum, also known as the Mexican walking fish, is a neotenic salamander related to the tiger salamander. Although the axolotl is colloquially known as a "walking fish", it is not a fish, but an amphibian. The species originates from numerous lakes, such as Lake Xochimilco underlying Mexico City. Axolotls are unusual among amphibians in that they reach adulthood without undergoing metamorphosis.

[zyx066]

Thanks so much for this response @remotehorst23 :-) Like @tcpolymath you remind me of another wonderful creature in the story of the evolution of life on earth. Imagine if we could regenerate bodyparts like that... ;-)

[ange.nkuru]

Darn it! Just when I was about to strike a friendship with a whale. Cheers for this info, just pulled out of a messy situation. Steem-on!!

[zyx066]

LOL!! Thanks for surviving another day,@ange.nkuru; natural selection is kind on you ;-)

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[zyx066]

Wow... Thanks so much @c-squared; appreciate your work and dedication to the platform so much! :-)

[veryspider]

i love whales :D they are so magical and i didn't know their evolution path......... until this post \o/

wonderful, @zyx066! i feel im a smarter spider now \o/

[zyx066]

You already were a smart spider :-) But thanks so much for stopping by @veryspider :-) <3

[ecoinstant]

Woah! This is incredible! I had no idea and I'm really glad I found your post today! Heard you on PYPT, and decided to look at your other stuff c;

[zyx066]

Thanks so much for showing interest @ecoinstant, and I'm glad you like the post :-)

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