2007-09-20 15:10:24 · 10 answers · asked by Love #me#, Hate #me# 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
TEK--Most of these examples are of whales that had only leg bones, but there were some that included feet with complete digits. It was reported recently that whales and hippos were distantly related.
http://www.livescience.com/animals/top10_vestigial_organs-1.html
Go to #9.....no pics though....maybe somebody can find some?
2007-09-20 16:11:27 · update #1
william d---emphasis on the simple.
2007-09-20 16:12:49 · update #2
Because they have evolved from land animals.
Seals & penguins are other examples of adaptation.
2007-09-20 16:00:25 · answer #1 · answered by Robert S 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because of one of two things that I can think of: (1) They had ancestors that were land animals, or (2), perhaps they are designed to be able to adapt to land should their species' survival depend on it.
Also, if you could cite one verse of the Sacred Scriptures which would contradict either of these theories, I would appreciate it.
2007-09-20 22:19:29 · answer #2 · answered by delsydebothom 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because they are mammals.
How did their nostrils evolve right through the middle of their brain pans?
2007-09-20 22:16:39 · answer #3 · answered by NONAME 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's called Evolution.
2007-09-20 22:15:25 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Same reason we have an apendix and a tail bone.
2007-09-20 22:17:00 · answer #5 · answered by Gawdless Heathen 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Whale fins, bat wings, and human hands... all have the same bone structure, in different proportions.
Amazing!
Creationists are boobs.
2007-09-20 22:16:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 6⤊ 2⤋
I'm not sure. Why don't you ask a creationist in the science and nature category?
2007-09-20 22:18:00 · answer #7 · answered by chdoctor 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because Jesus walked on water.
2007-09-20 22:17:35 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Can you show me one that has FEET?
No, you can find skeletons which had pelvic digits. We have tail bones. No biggie.
2007-09-20 22:16:18 · answer #9 · answered by TEK 4 · 1⤊ 4⤋
Simple answer: That's how God created them.
2007-09-20 22:17:43 · answer #10 · answered by William D 5 · 1⤊ 4⤋