10 Of The Most Interesting Examples Of Convergent Evolution

In evolutionary biology, convergent evolution is the process whereby organisms not closely related to each other, independently evolve similar traits as a result of having to adapt to similar environments or ecological niches. In this video i will be going through some of the best examples of convergent evolution in the animal kingdom as i will be going through 10 of the most interesting examples of convergent evolution.

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Chapters
0:00 Introduction
0:33 Dugongs and Whales
1:05 Pronghorns and Antelopes
2:04 Defensive Spikes
2:41 Sharp Claws and Sticky Tongues
3:23 Koala Fingertips
4:09 River Dolphins
4:57 Desert Mammals
5:47 Echolocation
6:31 Tapirs and Pigs
7:01 South American Foxes and True Foxes

Attributions
Dugong images:
Christian Haugen
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Pronghorn images:
Thomas Wolf
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Antelope images:
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Porcupine images:
Jean-Pol GRANDMONT
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Cataloging Nature
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Tenrec images:
Thomas Fuhrmann
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Hedgehog images:
Ian
https://www.flickr.com/photos/ian-s/
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Echidna images:
Leo
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Gunjan Pandey
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Sloth bear images:
Kandukuru Nagarjun
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nagarjun/
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Aardwolf images:
Derek Keats
https://www.flickr.com/photos/dkeats/
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Aardvark images:
Kelly Abram
https://www.inaturalist.org/photos/17...
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Numbat images:
dilettantiquity
https://www.flickr.com/photos/flyingb...
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Armadillo images:
Bill B
https://www.flickr.com/photos/billy3001/
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Anteater images:
Allan Hopkins
https://www.flickr.com/photos/hoppy1951/
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Koala images:
emmett anderson
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Dolphin images:
Jorge Andrade
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safaritravelplus
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Kangaroo rat images:
Alan Harper
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Hopping mouse images:
Michael Sale
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Jerboa images:
Daniele Colombo
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Wallaby images:
User:benjamint444
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Viscacha images:
Diego Delso
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Shrew images:
Hanna Knutsson
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South american fox images:
Christian Mehlführer
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Eduardo Schmeda
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Ariel Mergener Henckel
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Renzo Tirado
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Steven Whitebread
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True fox images:
Mvshreeram
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Bernard DUPONT
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Joachim S. Müller
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Paul Williams
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Ernesto Graf
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Tim Strater
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