I learned that the rabbit has a lot of the same bones as the human. However, while they are the same bones they look are very different. Humans bones like the phalanges look a lot differently than the phalanges of the rabbit. The rabbit also has many adaptations like the ears and feet evolution. The rabbit feet make it easier for the rabbit to hop.
Powerpoint Link: https://docs.google.com/a/marshallschools.org/presentation/d/1MentED83jGL7JolySfZeRaG-t4-tRjDh1E5onRAhMpk/edit#slide=id.p
Pictures:
Parts of the Rabbit skeleton. (n.d.).Geauga County, Ohio 4-H. Retrieved February 18, 2013, from http://www.geauga4h.org/rabbits/rabbit_s
Why do you think rabbits mainly hop, instead of run? What sort of adaption factors do you think caused hopping to be the most convenient mode of mobilization for rabbits? Really great information, I love that you are doing evolution of a specific organism.
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