The most likely explanation for why toothed whales have a blowhole is 

A. they evolved from an animal with gills.
B. they evolved from an animal with nostrils.
C. blowholes are better for large animals.
D. blowholes are better for breathing underwater than gills are.


B. they evolved from an animal with nostrils.

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