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Why manatees are related to elephants, and whales are related to deer
(Jul 29, 2021) Animals that resemble each other may not be closely related. Sometimes the setting shapes their bodies more than their ancestry. Manatees may look like whales or walruses, but that is only because they ada...
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Why manatees are related to elephants, and whales are related to deer is an episode from Natural Selections. (Jul 29, 2021) Animals that resemble each other may not be closely related. Sometimes the setting shapes their bodies more than the...
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Published Jul 29, 2021, 05:25 long, audio available.
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(Jul 29, 2021) Animals that resemble each other may not be closely related. Sometimes the setting shapes their bodies more than their ancestry. Manatees may look like whales or walruses, but that is only because they adapted to the marine environment in a similar way. Martha Foley and Curt stager talk about convergent evolution.
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