Whale jaws are essential for both feeding and underwater hearing since the earliest 'walking' whales returned to the oceans. Over ∼50 million years of subsequent evolution have morphed the whale jaw into extreme shapes, but the hearing region remains conserved due to its critical acoustic functions.
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