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		bluescrn 7 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: An Illustrated Guide to Hippo Castration (2014) Having them as an exposed 'weak spot' might accelerate the evolutionary process - those who can effectively protect that weak spot have a better chance of reproducing, those who can't get filtered out of the gene pool?

anal_reactor 7 days ago [–]

This is a valid point that often gets missed. What is good for an individual isn't necessarily good for species as a whole.

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