In Brahmanas (late Vedic scriptures) diversity is created when Prajapati chases his daughter who takes the form of various animals. In Puranas, Brahma’s mind-born son Marichi has a son called Kashyapa who marries many women and produces nature’s diversity. The common father explains why all creatures have the same spirit (atma) and why we say ‘the whole world is one family’ (vasudhaiva kutumbakam) but the fact about different mothers explains the different kinds of species, bodies and communities.
