The Like/Hate Thread

[Ashe]

That's pretty interesting and I wouldn't mind seeing the source at some point.

Beyond that, I could understand a limitation being placed upon genus for changes this late in an evolutionary path. That's somewhat something I would expect. But then, I guess that is relative as well.

Something I always find interesting is how people so adamantly fight things like (as an example) "its total bullshit that fish could have grown legs and walked the earth over a series of a few thousand/million years!" This is funny because even ignoring the mudskipper, there are numerous other fish with legs such as the tripod fish and ... I can't remember the name, but it is another current day fish with a full set of four legs. I'm not sure if they have any amphibious properties to survive on land however. Another interesting point is the flying fish.

Another example of evolution is taking place right now. Now, keep in mind that the process takes many many many years to solidify and gradually change, so this is a pretty interesting situation, but in Australia there is a race of skink that is beginning to abandon egg laying in favor of live birth. Here is the article if you are interested.