Question

Why do whales have finger bones?

Answer 1

Whales:

1. Whales are aquatic mammals and are the largest known mammals.
2. They are entirely aquatic but come to the top surface to breathe.
3. They are warm-blooded creatures that give birth to their offspring.
4. It has been discovered that whales possess fingers in their flippers.
5. Instead of hands, whales have flippers and lack individual digits. They do possess individual finger bones inside the flippers.
6. The fingers are vestigial in nature and are evolutionary remnants of their ancestors that inhabited the land.