Episode 133 - Hippos are whales

The Whalenerd's Podcast by Whalenerds

Feb 10, 202356:21Science & Medicine

Slater is back from his safari trip to Kenya! After talking about whale sightings and safari sightings we chat about how hippos are indeed distant cousins of whales, how scientists figured that out, and what adaptations...

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