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City Raccoons Are Evolving to Look More Like Pets (www.scientificamerican.com)

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[–] dadarobot@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

i think also the concept of "survival of the fittest" was like an alpha thing; who fought nature and won. versus fittest being more about fitting into the environment better. the best fit for the specific environment.

[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

"Survival of the fittest" has been around a long, long time and now we know better.