Ambulocetus

AMBULOCETU S.

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 * The ambulcetus was a cetacean.
 * It had no extenal ears.
 * They also hunt like crocidiles.
 * They were also was 3 meters long.
 * They were a carnivore which means they ate other animals.
 * Their name means walking whales.
 * They were able to go from fresh water to salt water like other kinds of fish we have today.
 * To get their pray they lower their haeds to the ground for vibrations.
 * They were also able to swinm up stream like salmon today.
 * It lived during the early Eocene.
 * It lived 50-49 million years ago.
 * They were also land living animals.
 * But they still went into the water.
 * Their legs were better adapted for swimming than for walking.
 * They were able to swallow water through their nose.
 * It swam up stream like seen in the movie "walking with beasts".
 * That is why it is seen in germany.
 * Scientists consider the Ambulocetus to be an early whale because it shares underwater adaptations with them.
 * Ambulocetus did not have extinct ears. To detect prey on land, they may have lowered their heads to the ground and felt for vibrations.