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Stubborn, maybe, but if it ain't broke (slrpnk.net)
submitted 8 months ago by to c/science_memes@mander.xyz
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[–] 17 points 8 months ago (6 children)

"Ain't broke" is under selling this. Evolutionarily, this is clearly the optimal solution.

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  • [–] 18 points 8 months ago (3 children)

    "Ain't broke" is a lot better of a description than "fittest".

    Evolution selects for the first thing that happens to work. It' doesn't have to work particularly well, only well enough to not die from it.

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  • [–] 11 points 8 months ago

    It's also a local maxima trap. To shift to chewing, they would have to change both bite behaviour, and teeth structure. The intermediate stage is a lot worse than either style.

    Even if chewing was the better option, it's inaccessible from the crocs current method.

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