January 2009
4 posts
How Hunting is Driving "Evolution in Reverse." →
The quotes are accurate. It isn’t so much evolution in reverse as counterintuitive, non-beneficial evolution. The strongest, largest, most impressive game is usually also most fit. They’re the evolutionary winners. That is, until human hunters show up and go after exactly the strongest animals. Suddenly, the most fit are the least fit, as large tusks or being strong — traits that...