Chapter Ocho - Tu Inner Pescado

I really enjoyed this chapter because, like everyone else said, it was easy to read, short, and to the point. I enjoyed it mainly because I love how we as animals are able to smell so many different objects and be able to identify them. I think that it is so interesting that just one body part is so imperative for our ability to live on the planet.

When Shubin got into the last couple pages of the chapter, he started to talk about how animals passed down genes that weren't functional anymore because we tend to favor sight over smell. I thought that that was pretty darn interesting. Who knew that our ancestors made it so we have functionless genes?

I really liked how he explained the two types of smelling genes: for water and for air. I've always wondered how fish can smell underwater, and how we can smell... above water. Ha. It was pretty cool.

- Courtney Inbody