Getting a leg up on whale and dolphin evolution

When the ancestors of living cetaceans -- whales, dolphins and porpoises -- first dipped their toes into water, a series of evolutionary changes were sparked that ultimately nestled these swimming mammals into the larger hoofed animal group. But what happened first, a change from a plant-based diet to a carnivorous diet, or the loss of their ability to walk?

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