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Write the names of those animals in whom some vestigial organs in human body are functioning.
Write name of those animals in which these vestigial organs are functional.
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Solution
- It is useful in monkeys and other animals, such as rabbits, cows, and horses, for the movement of the ear pinna.
- Appendix is fully functional in ruminants for the digestion of cellulose.
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