Meet Pakicetus: The World’s First ‘Whale’ That Roamed Pakistan
Before whales became the ocean’s majestic giants that could swallow a whole kiyak, they were land-dwelling creatures that ...
Knewz on MSN6 天
Whales Walked Around Like Dogs on Land on Four Legs Millions of Years Ago, Researchers Find ...
Found on the southern coast of Peru, this amphibious creature had a tail and hooves and was the oldest preserved fossil of ...
NBC Los Angeles on MSN3 天
Small whale draws crowd in Long Beach harbor waters
A small whale drew a crowd this week when it entered harbor waters in Long Beach. Video from NewsChopper4 showed the whale ...
Blubber Bath: When Dead Whale Carcasses Were Used as Health Cures
Time spent sewn up in a whale wasn’t the only curious historical treatment for rheumatism. Elixirs of dubious origin promised ...
National Geographic news4 年
Valley of the Whales
These winsome little limbs—perfectly formed yet useless, at least for walking—are a crucial clue to understanding how modern whales, supremely adapted swimming machines, descended from land ...
Natural History Museum%2c London1 年
When whales walked on four legs
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, ...