The Great Ungulate Membership Crisis

The Great Ungulate Membership Crisis
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The taxonomic drama is real! This meme brilliantly captures the elephant's frustration at being excluded from the ungulate club (animals with hooves) while dolphins somehow made the cut. What makes it extra hilarious is that taxonomically, it's actually TRUE! Modern classification puts dolphins in Cetartiodactyla alongside deer and cows because they evolved from hoofed ancestors. Meanwhile elephants belong to Afrotheria - a completely different evolutionary branch. The elephant's outrage is completely justified! Biology classification sometimes feels like that exclusive club with arbitrary membership rules.

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