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Early ancestors of the ocean's biggest animals once walked on land. Follow their extraordinary journey from shore to sea. Although whales are expert swimmers and perfectly adapted to life underwater, ...

weak hind legs -- baggage from its evolutionary past -- even though it could not walk on land. None of these animals is necessarily a direct ancestor of the whales we know today; they may be side ...

The pod of 11 whales became trapped on mudflats at low ... "We ask that there is minimal disturbance in the area, on land and in the air, to allow the relevant organisations to continue their ...

It is also known for its excellent temporary exhibitions, and the current “Whales: Beneath the Surface ... explains how whales originated from land animals and have evolved over 50 million ...

Despite what you may think, the earliest ancestor of the whale was a land-walking mammal called the Pakicetus. Even though whales are aquatic, the Pakicetus was a four-legged land animal.

Indohyus looked like a mouse-deer or a large racoon, but had the ears of a whale—and its fossil was found high up in the Himalayas.