Why are squirrels not following Darwin's law of natural selection. Natural selection is the process where heritable traits that make it more likely for an organism to survive long enough to reproduce become more common over successive generations of a population. The natural variation within a population of animals, plants, bacteria, etc. means that some individuals will survive better than others in their current environment. If that is so, then why aren't the squirrels learning that running out in the road as a vehicle passes, could and most of the time will, end their lives. Every spring and summer their are literally thousands of dead squirrels peppering the roads with their little smashed carcases. You would think that Darwin's theory of natural selection would some year, kick in. Maybe all squirrels are are slow learners or they just don't give a dam. Are there not old wise squirrels sitting down the youngsters and telling them that running in front of a vehicle is dangerous. Year after year the cycle repeats itself without an end. Oh, the humanity.
A favorite joke a round the bird feeder. "Why did the squirrel cross the road? To get hit by a car."
2 comments:
Maybe squirrels are like rats or rabbits and mate like crazy??? Let's face it a species does not have to be smart to thrive.
Humans are a case in point. There is a website devoted to it:-
http://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin2007-08.html
"Every spring and summer their are literally thousands of dead squirrels peppering the roads with their little smashed carcases."
Maybe squirrel's in the northeast are suicidal. Cold weather has been proven to have an effect on mood.
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