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Jul 21, 2008

And, While We’re on the Subject: Human Ears Evolved from Fish Gills….

I would have thought it was our lungs that evolved from fish gills, but far be it from me to dispute the fine scientists at Nature Magazine:

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World’s Largest Sting Ray

Alas, due to copyright restrictions [and fear of jail and/or fines!] I can’t post this story verbatim on my blog, but click on the link below and be sure to click on the photo itself, to see the size of this ray, relative to the size of a man — you won’t believe it!

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Human Speech Traced to… [Ready for This?]: Talking Fish….

From Don Knotts’ portrayle of “Mr. Limpet” to the children’s favorite “Nemo” and the tuna-pitching character in the “Sorry, Charlie” commercials, we all have seen fish that can talk. But that’s just fiction, right?

Well ……