How do we know whales are mammals?
MP3•Episode home
Manage episode 317975013 series 2856739
Content provided by Lisa Campbell and Seas The Day Podcast - Duke University Marine Lab. All podcast content including episodes, graphics, and podcast descriptions are uploaded and provided directly by Lisa Campbell and Seas The Day Podcast - Duke University Marine Lab or their podcast platform partner. If you believe someone is using your copyrighted work without your permission, you can follow the process outlined here https://ppacc.player.fm/legal.
How old were you when you found out whales were mammals? It feels like an obvious fact now, but did you ever wonder who first decided to put these fish-like titans of the ocean in the same group as mice and foxes? In this episode, Brandon Gertz follows the story of how whales became mammals, from the birth of natural history over 2,000 years ago to modern genetics.
…
continue reading
50 episodes