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City Raccoons Are Evolving to Look More Like Pets (www.scientificamerican.com)
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[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago

On a 5cm snout, 3.5% is less than 2 mm. You not only wouldn't notice it with the naked eye, it's almost a small enough difference to get lost in the noise .

The study is saying they're already seeing these imperceptible differences in racoons they're measuring.