Why do fish have vertical tail fins and whales have horizontal ones? - BBC Science Focus Magazine
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Why do aquatic mammals like dolphins and whales have horizontally oriented tail fins while fish have vertically oriented ones? - Quora
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Ask Dr. Universe: Evolution gave marine mammals horizontal tails
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Why do whale and dolphin tails go up and down? - Whale & Dolphin Conservation USA
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All Fish Have Vertical Tails While All Whales Have Horizontal Tails. Why?
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the History of Ichthyosaurs Discovery
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All Fish Have Vertical Tails While All Whales Have Horizontal Tails. Why?
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science based - Is it more likely that merfolk would evolve with horizontal or vertical tails? - Worldbuilding Stack Exchange
Why do aquatic mammals like dolphins and whales have horizontally oriented tail fins while fish have vertically oriented ones? - Quora
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zoology - Why is there a difference in the rotation of the tail fin in fish compared to marine mammals? - Biology Stack Exchange