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Dolphins didn't always have a straight body, a tail, flippers, and fins. Over 50,000,000 years ago, dolphins were 4 legged creatures that lived on land. Over time, their body shape changed. Their front legs became flippers, their hind legs disappeared, and their nostrils was put on top of their head as blowholes!

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