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[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Fun fact: whales actually evolved from land animals

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days ago

That's just sealife with extra steps!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Not just Whales

Dolphins, Sea Snakes, Sea Turtles, Manatees etc.

50 million years ago four legged hoofed land mammals that are closely related to hippos eventually evolved to spend more and more time in the sea which led to whales, dolphins, porpoises etc.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

Fun fun fact: Life actually went back and forth between land and water a number of times.