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More specifically, they believe that whales evolved from Pakicetus through Aetiocetus, because of the similarities in their bone structure. For example, ''Pakicetus'' has nostrils at the front of its skull, ''Aetiocetus'' has nostrils in the middle of its skull, and the modern gray whale has nostrils at the top of its skull<ref>[https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/lines_03]University of California, Berkeley, ''Understanding Evolution''</ref>. This kinship has been termed the whippo hypothesis.<ref>http://www.sciencenews.org/pages/pdfs/data/1999/15619/15619-10.pdf</ref>

More specifically, they believe that whales evolved from Pakicetus through Aetiocetus, because of the similarities in their bone structure. For example, ''Pakicetus'' has nostrils at the front of its skull, ''Aetiocetus'' has nostrils in the middle of its skull, and the modern gray whale has nostrils at the top of its skull<ref>[https://evolution.berkeley.edu/evolibrary/article/lines_03]University of California, Berkeley, ''Understanding Evolution''</ref>. This kinship has been termed the whippo hypothesis.<ref>http://www.sciencenews.org/pages/pdfs/data/1999/15619/15619-10.pdf</ref>

This theory of cetacean origins contrasts with the [[Young earth creationism|young earth creationist]] position that whales were [[creation|created]] about 6000 years ago, ''before'' land animals<ref>Sarfati, Jonathan [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3834/106/ Whale evolution?] ''Refuting Evolution'', Chapter 5.</ref><ref>Batten, Don, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/1776 A whale of a tale?] ''Journal of Creation'' 8(1):2–3, April 1994.</ref><ref>Williams, Alexander, and Sarfati, Jonathan, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/1862 Not at all like a whale], ''Creation'' 27(2):20–22, March 2005.</ref>.  The various theories regarding evolutionary origins, such as Darwin's "thought experiment"<ref>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-did-whales-evolve-73276956/</ref> about a bear-like ancestry, the modern theory of ''Pakicetus'' to ''Aetiocetus'' to gray whale descent require compelling evidence based on [[paleontology]] to be accepted.  To further compound the difficulties in the theory of evolution, it was recently discovered that rorqual whales possess a sensory organ at the front of their lower jaws, informing the brain of stresses and pressure of water when the mouth is open to collect food.  This organ, according to the demands of evolution, would have to appear at the same time as the following:

This theory of cetacean origins contrasts with the [[Young earth creationism|young earth creationist]] position that whales were [[creation|created]] about 6000 years ago, ''before'' land animals<ref>Sarfati, Jonathan [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/3834/106/ Whale evolution?] ''Refuting Evolution'', Chapter 5.</ref><ref>Batten, Don, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/1776 A whale of a tale?] ''Journal of Creation'' 8(1):2–3, April 1994.</ref><ref>Williams, Alexander, and Sarfati, Jonathan, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/1862 Not at all like a whale], ''Creation'' 27(2):20–22, March 2005.</ref>.  The various theories regarding evolutionary origins, such as Darwin's "thought experiment"<ref>https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/how-did-whales-evolve-73276956/</ref> about a bear-like ancestry, the modern "deer ancestry" theory, as well as the above ''Pakicetus'' to ''Aetiocetus'' to gray whale descent requires direct observation under the first step of the [[scientific method]].  To further compound the difficulties in the theory of evolution, it was recently discovered that rorqual whales possess a sensory organ at the front of their lower jaws, informing the brain of stresses and pressure of water when the mouth is open to collect food.  This organ, according to the demands of evolution, would have to appear at the same time as the following:

*an increase in size of the upper and lower jaws;  

*an increase in size of the upper and lower jaws;  

*a change in the lower jaw structure and the addition of chin grooves to allow the intake of large amounts of water;  

*a change in the lower jaw structure and the addition of chin grooves to allow the intake of large amounts of water;  

*the addition of vibrissae (touch-sensitive organs) to detect krill;

*the addition of vibrissae (touch-sensitive organs) to detect krill;

*the addition of counter-current heat exchange organs within the tongue, preventing heat loss when feeding in arctic waters<ref>http://www.icr.org/article/ways-that-whales-display-their-creator</ref>.

*the addition of counter-current heat exchange organs within the tongue, preventing heat loss when feeding in arctic waters<ref>http://www.icr.org/article/ways-that-whales-display-their-creator</ref>.

Whales in their current form also appear suddenly in the fossil record, something that cannot be explained by current evolutionary science<ref>https://creation.com/refuting-evolution-chapter-5-whale-evolution</ref>.  With that sudden appearance is also the trait that cannot be explained by anything other than a deliberate act of creation: baleen filter plates.  Gray whales, right whales, and rorquals carry these filters; to do so requires an intentional act, in this case a change in diet to smaller prey and the realization that it needs a filtering system to catch that prey<ref>http://creationstudies.org/articles/science/life-science/206-whales-lose-teeth</ref>.  As it remains, the descent of whales from terrestrial ancestors according to evolution cannot be proved.

Whales in their current form also appear suddenly in the fossil record, something that cannot be explained by current evolutionary science<ref>https://creation.com/refuting-evolution-chapter-5-whale-evolution</ref>.  With that sudden appearance is also the trait that cannot be explained by anything other than a deliberate act of creation: baleen filter plates.  Gray whales, right whales, and rorquals carry these filters; to do so according to evolution requires an intentional act, in this case a change in diet to smaller prey and the realization that it needs a filtering system to catch that prey<ref>http://creationstudies.org/articles/science/life-science/206-whales-lose-teeth</ref>.  As it remains, the descent of whales from terrestrial ancestors according to evolution cannot be proved.

==Whaling industry==

==Whaling industry==