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Flight has evolved four times that we know of, with gliding evolving numerous more times. However, for all their many forms, ungulates have no flying representatives. On a planet where the only vertebrates are cattle, this may change.
This is part of my seedworld series, Project Apollo. Seed worlds are planets that were 'seeded' with earth lifeforms, that are then left to evolve independent of earth in this new context. This can result in extreme diversification, reminiscent of Darwin's Finches, mammals post K-T Extinction Impact, or when vertebrates first came onto land. Serina, a natural history of the world of birds by Sheather888/Dylan Bajda and Tales of Kaimere by Keenan Taylor are two examples of popular seedworlds.
It seems like arboreality has been the origin for most flying animals on Earth, so tiny, arboreal cattle would probably be the best way for flying cows to evolve. I DO wonder if flight could evolve in a full on medium sized herbivore. Maybe a cattle adapted to climb hills, not that there are many mountains on Apollo. Then it starts gliding to easily descend slopes?
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If you're interested in the evolution of flight, there are plenty of videos on Youtube, although they may not have any definite answers either.
I actually recorded this video in February. Man After March has been taking up some of my time, plus I've been in a perfectionist rut when it comes to Project Apollo(too little quantity for the sake of 'quality'). I think doing Man After March has helped, since I've had to do daily videos. Even if they're short.
I'm writing this on the 11th of March. I might be skipping todays Man After March because my hands are sore from chopping wood(I feel so masculine lol). You might know whether I skipped day 11 by the time you're reading this.
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Original concept by reddit user Bteatesthighlander1
Credit to those who drew their respective images in the video, such as Keenan Taylor and Dylan Bajda. Most other images were drawn by myself, can be found on Wikipedia, or are protected by fair use. Some have been modified/edited. I don't remember where I got some of the gifs(credit to Markiplier and Jacksepticeye for their gifs during the subscribing part) but I think they're free to use.
♫Music is from Youtube's Creator Music and does not belong to me.
