Very Different Animals Evolved Very Similar Traits
HUMANS HAVE FINGERPRINTS … ...
BATS, BIRDS, AND FLYING BUGS: THREE DIFFERENT SOLUTIONS FOR WINGS. ...
BATS AND WHALES: REAL-LIFE DAREDEVILS. ...
SHREWS AND LIZARDS: MASTERS OF THE SAME POISON. ...
CROSSING KINGDOMS: CATERPILLARS AND PLANTS.
Explanation:
Convergent evolution is the opposite of divergent evolution, in which related species evolve different traits. Convergent evolution is similar to parallel evolution, in which two similar but independent species evolve in the same direction and independently acquire similar characteristics.
