Re: Coyotes roaming empty streets of SF
Author: Pdxrailtransit
Date: 03-28-2020 - 17:23
FYI Wrote:
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> Wolves and coyotes are mating and the result is a
> hybrid that is more aggressive than the coyote,
> and they are more apt the hunt large prey and
> visit cities. It is thought that man’s
> interference with nature in killing wolf packs is
> what caused wolves to change breeding behaviors.
> Yep, we always manage to screw things up.
To me it shows that Darwin was not completely correct that natural selection is the only driving force in evolution. Somewhere in the RNA of both coyotes and wolves is a genetic switch that got turned on when both species became under stress.