r/interestingasfuck 29d ago

/r/all Chick with genetic defect

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u/Dramatic-Avocado4687 29d ago

Why does this look functionally better than a normal chick?

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u/Away-Wave-2044 29d ago

This one has….evolved

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u/_who-the-fuck-knows_ 29d ago

This is kinda how evolution works. Random mutations in genes. The good mutations carry on through breeding.

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u/Aridross 29d ago

Bearing in mind that when you’re talking about evolution, “survives long enough to breed” is the only criterion for “good” that matters.

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u/Kellei2983 29d ago

you still need to be able to attract/get mate, survival on its own is not enough

I'm looking at you, pandas

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u/Azraellie 28d ago

Pandas are fine in the wild, their whole thing is captivity breeding and habitat destruction.

It is the precise reason that you cannot them at all, or breed them without being surrounded by bamboo in Minecraft c: