Forelimb of whale is for swimming where as in horse it is used for _______________.
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Forelimbs in whale helps them to swim faster, but forelimbs in horse help them to run faster.
Horses or any kind of animals have a pair of forelimb and a pair of hind limb.
Forelimbs give them support and maintains balance while running, jumping from higher position.
Hindlimbs back up forelimbs during running and will help them to stop running whenever required.
For the facilitation of speed in horse, since they have developed as cursorial animal, horse's forelimbs are of great help.
Forelimbs of whale are for swimming and that for horse for galloping.
They both are homologous organ means similar in origin but different in functions. Homologous organ shows divergent evolution.
Eg: Forelimbs of human for clasping
Forelimbs of birds for flying
Forelimbs of horse for running or galloping
Forelimbs of whale for swimming
All having similar basic structure such as humerous, radio-ulna, carpel, meta-carpel, phalenges.
Brain of vertebrate having following part such as cerebrum, celebellum, medulla oblangata.