Justac00lguy
BooBoo
There have been quite a few threads from a while back questioning this, so I'm sure you're not the only one curious by this evolution of sorts.
I see it for quite a few reasons. There is an argument about the type of water etc. Zoras are an aquatic race that reside within a closed off section of water (e.g a river). So they have their own secluded section of water, maybe they reside within a special source of river water and are therefore susceptible to slight changes. A lot of this relates to real life nature as well, river based animals and fish probably rely on that water source, they rely on the temperature and salinity. While sea water is completely different -- thus river species wouldn't survive unless adaptable.
This could also apply to the food chain itself, so the Zoras could be the "hunted" within the Great Sea. We know there are multiple enemies within the Great Sea, specially Gyorgs. So not only would the Zoras have to adapt to different eater condition but they would have to compete for space and food etc. not to mention having to survive.
There was also an argument that they made this evolution so that the race couldn't find out about the sunken Hyrule of the past--as Zoras are gifted swimmers--they may be able to find and spread the world of, possibly leading to devastation. However, this is a stretch in my eyes. I actually think it's a combination of what I mentioned in the above paragraphs and that they have new abilities as the Rito. So given the fact that surviving in the Great Sea would be a hard task, I believe this adaptation was more logical. The Great Sea separated towns/provinces etc. Communication probably diminished - this is where the Rito come in. Having the ability to fly meant that they could swiftly deliver mail and messages across multiple islands. The Zoras already showed that they could navigate on foot, and the fin-like features probably made the way for feather like wings for the Rito.
This is just my view on the situation. I doubt we'll ever get anything official though.
I see it for quite a few reasons. There is an argument about the type of water etc. Zoras are an aquatic race that reside within a closed off section of water (e.g a river). So they have their own secluded section of water, maybe they reside within a special source of river water and are therefore susceptible to slight changes. A lot of this relates to real life nature as well, river based animals and fish probably rely on that water source, they rely on the temperature and salinity. While sea water is completely different -- thus river species wouldn't survive unless adaptable.
This could also apply to the food chain itself, so the Zoras could be the "hunted" within the Great Sea. We know there are multiple enemies within the Great Sea, specially Gyorgs. So not only would the Zoras have to adapt to different eater condition but they would have to compete for space and food etc. not to mention having to survive.
There was also an argument that they made this evolution so that the race couldn't find out about the sunken Hyrule of the past--as Zoras are gifted swimmers--they may be able to find and spread the world of, possibly leading to devastation. However, this is a stretch in my eyes. I actually think it's a combination of what I mentioned in the above paragraphs and that they have new abilities as the Rito. So given the fact that surviving in the Great Sea would be a hard task, I believe this adaptation was more logical. The Great Sea separated towns/provinces etc. Communication probably diminished - this is where the Rito come in. Having the ability to fly meant that they could swiftly deliver mail and messages across multiple islands. The Zoras already showed that they could navigate on foot, and the fin-like features probably made the way for feather like wings for the Rito.
This is just my view on the situation. I doubt we'll ever get anything official though.