Vestigial pelvic girdle and bones of hind limbs are the characteristic of :

Whales

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Otters

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Rodents

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Sharks

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Solution

The correct option is A Whales
Pelvic girdle and hind limbs are vestigial in aquatic mammals like whales. Sharks are cartilaginous fish. Rodent includes animals like rats, mouse etc. Otters are aquatic carnivorous mammals which do not have a vestigial pelvic girdle and vestigial hind limbs. Thus, correct answer is option A.

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