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b'With all the incredible diversity of life, it\\u2019s fascinating how often evolution repeats itself. The fossil record and the modern world are full of signs of this pattern of convergent evolution \\u2013 similar pressures drive organisms to similar features and lifestyles. In this episode, we\\u2019ll talk about what exactly convergent evolution entails, share some of our favorite examples, and talk about how things can get a bit confusing.\\nDid we mention your favorite example of convergent evolution?\\nIn the news: rhino DNA, baby sea turtles, sea snake breathing, and dinosaur temperatures.\\nTime markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:04:00Main discussion, Part 1: 00:32:30Main discussion, Part 2: 01:02:00Patron question: 01:35:30\\nCheck out our blog for bonus info and pictures:http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/\\nThe Common Descent Store is open! Get merch! http://zazzle.com/common_descent\\nFollow and Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcast/PodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduw\\nThe Intro and Outro music is \\u201cOn the Origin of Species\\u201d by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.\\nMuscial Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/'