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The biological study of animals. Very broad use so be sure to add additional clarifying tags

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Why is there a difference in the rotation of the tail fin in fish compared to marine mammals?

Cetaceans (i.e., marine mammals) evolved from certain ancient land based mammals, thus the tail is essentially convergent evolution of the tail function.
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