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[-] kadu@lemmy.world 38 points 5 months ago

This title is also misleading, though. By claiming "evolution isn't linear" and then showing a massive dinosaur leading to a chicken, you're suggesting the chicken is a downgrade (otherwise, what "linear" would even mean in this context?).

The chicken is, however, a massive upgrade - for the specific environment it lived in. Well, "proto-chickens", let's say. The actual domesticated chicken is the result of artificial selection.

[-] Jesus_666@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

Well, "proto-chickens", let's say.

Also known as red junglefowl.

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