Animal Features Did Not Evolve

Elise Poore of Live Science recently wrote an article titled “How 10 animals evolved their iconic features.”1 She begins by asking, “Why are whales so big?” and then provides examples for what she thinks are evolutionary evidences in the field of zoology. There is no mention of the ancestral origin of the various notable features she mentions, nor are empirical evidences listed for their evolution. Regardless, the article includes the following examples.

Hmm...so serious food for thought and requiring further reading.