(May 25, 2016 at 10:46 am)Gemini Wrote:(May 25, 2016 at 10:31 am)AAA Wrote: Where would you put the esophagus then? I bet that wherever you want to put it would lead to more problems than it would solve. Just be thankful that someone managed to have an epiglottis back when the interface first evolved, or else every single member of the species would have choked to death.
It's not obvious that problems would arise from separating the respiratory system from the digestive system.
Whales and dolphins seem to manage just fine.
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