12 hours ago, MN Fisher said:

Ya - evolution is more about "What the heck, let's try this and see what it does" over "That deer is a little faster than the other...it'll be the one that survives best".

 

While the slower one hides and goes un-noticed, the 'faster/better' one gets chased down and eaten.

I believe you will find that the animal that stands out as unique is most likely to become lunch, it has often been said that predators prey upon the sick or old, but that's primarily because they behave differently to the other animals, making it easier to pick them out.

Nice catch

On 9/16/2021 at 8:07 PM, CrankFate said:

I heard that random mutation is more true to science than the theory of natural selection…….

Mutations are what drive natural selection.  

Bass jaundice.  Must have bit a rusty hook.