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[โ€“] Sixtyforce@sh.itjust.works 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Evolution is considered a success if the animal lives long enough to successfully mate and nothing else matters to mindless evolution. At least cats don't have curly tusks that borrow through the skull if they live long enough like that infamous boar species I can't remember the name of.

[โ€“] psud@aussie.zone 5 points 2 days ago

Success is being better about producing offspring that can grow old enough to produce offspring better* than everything competing for your niech

*Better is the more optimal rate. Overpopulation is sub optimal