Only Whale Experts Can Pass This QUIZ

Burtland Dixon|Animals|18 Apr 2023

What is one reason why scientists believed whales used to be land-based animals?

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Retry Correct Incorrect Both options are correct; scientists have found fossils of whale-like creatures with both tiny legs and vestigial hind legs. Some studies indicate that whales were four-legged beings with hooves.
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Rainier & Silke Schimpf/Barcroft / Barcroft Media via Getty Images

What is one reason why scientists believed whales used to be land-based animals?

  • Whales have vestigial hind legs in their flesh.
  • None of these
  • Both are correct
  • Scientists found fossils of whale-like creatures with small legs
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