These egg-laying oddities are more birdlike than previously thought
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“Biologists from Ghent University in Belgium looked at platypus melanosomes—specialized pigment-bearing organelles inside cells—under an electron microscope. To their surprise, they discovered that the melanosomes were hollow and spherical. Previously, only birds were thought to possess hollow melanosomes, which produce more vibrant iridescent colors in their plumage.”
No it didn’t. They’ve always been that way, we just didn’t know.
… got weirder (to us).
It’s how language works. Some words are silent.
What do mean, some are?
I suppse this is a fair point, but I do have a slight objection to your statement. It’s not possible that they have always been this way. They are creatures that evolve, just like all living beings.
(Now that I think about it, even non-living stuff change through time)
You are technically correct. I have updated the language of my post.
