2006-09-03 10:17:46 · 15 answers · asked by henryread2000 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Trivia
They are called Vestigial legs
2006-09-03 10:22:08 · answer #1 · answered by daisymay 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO, the legs are on the outside, we know them as fins.
The legs in a snake have all disappeared except for a penis like member in the males. Most animals don't have bones in their penis, but the snake does; so that makes it a modified leg.
It is theorized that swimming mammals like Whales and Dolphins returned to ocean after being land animals.
2006-09-03 17:22:47 · answer #2 · answered by Dan S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, inside whales there are small bones that were hind legs in prehistoric times when whales walked on land.
2006-09-03 17:20:58 · answer #3 · answered by bcgurl12 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The whales used to be land animals.
They have several "vestigial" parts left over from their land-days such as bones that used to function as legs but no longer have a purpose.
2006-09-03 17:22:02 · answer #4 · answered by Jay 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hmmm Vestigial legs. What a concept.
2006-09-03 19:18:33 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They have Vestigial legs buried deep inside their hips and facial hair ( a few bristles) too
2006-09-03 17:43:08 · answer #6 · answered by Croeso 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No but there are bones in their flippers that resemble leg bones.
2006-09-03 17:19:37 · answer #7 · answered by Rich Z 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, in the 'flippers' there are leg-like bones that resemble the human leg bones...
2006-09-03 17:20:57 · answer #8 · answered by Bodhi 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Probably so, it's called evolution. That's pretty much all you hear about in biology.
2006-09-03 17:19:59 · answer #9 · answered by sweetchick 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course.
And if you look closely, you'll also find a pair of arms.
2006-09-03 17:23:04 · answer #10 · answered by rougharmpits 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋