How animals and plants are evolving in cities | Menno Schilthuizen

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In cities, evolution occurs constantly, as countless plants, animals and insects adapt to human-made habitats in spectacular ways. Evolutionary biologist Menno Schilthuizen calls on peculiar beings such as fast food-loving mice and self-cooling snails to illustrate the ever-transforming wonders of urban wildlife -- and explains how you can observe this phenomenon in real-time, thanks to a global network of enthusiastic citizen scientists.
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@@sislertx You can even observe adaptations to the environment in fishes like Guppys, which breed very fast. In the sense of adaptation of a species to an environment some evolution can clearly be observed

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There are many examples of one species turning into an other, even in modern time we have e-coli bacteria that started eating citric acid which no other bacteria eats.

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I believe, animals and plants in the cities need extra-care and extra-protection - like any other MOST UNPROTECTED forms of life in the cities.. - they appear to find-out themselves in the area with human rules of surviving... It is very tough and cruel rules... Creatures of nature can't compete 'human' for survival, under conditions of human' rules... - Thank You for the 'topic' announced. 🙏🏻🌱

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So does this adaptation affect the longevity of these city animals?

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I'm not a biologist, but probably those animals live a short life now if they eat our kind of food, fat, and processed.

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Very interesting... but I'm not surprised. We have an effect on the environment.

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kind of scary this kind of change as a result of humans activities on earth. I can't see this as a beautiful thing as the scientist guy does. It's amazing, astonishing that those species learn how to survive, but sad they need this because of us.

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They have to involve themselves,bcz they have no othee option, already humans start destroying their habitats

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Humans are not destroying their habitat, we as a species have always made our won habitat, we have always found ways to take more do more with what we have. It is unfortunate in my opinion, but you don't need Beatles mosquitoes or other living creatures around forever in order for us to survive or thrive for that matter. Nonetheless, there are some essential creatures. however, the more technology develops the less relevant they become. Think of this. We are trying to live on the moon.

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@@nedrapaul4135 yes! As humans are intelligent enough to acknowledge there existence in this rapid growth of urbanization. Although I still don't get it How we become this smart.. 😁 Like there should be a species living beside us atleast. Like half intelligence of a human kind.

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​@@nedrapaul4135 Of course humans destroy the habitats of other creatures, there's no sense denying that. We have yet to find a way to build our own habitats without damaging the ecosystems we come into contact with. As for your claims that there are creatures we could survive without, and that there are "some essential creatures" but that their relevance is somehow diminished by technological progress, I think you'd be hard-pressed to find any verifiable evidence to support them. We've never existed in a world without mosquitoes or beetles, we have no idea what ecological imbalances the lack of these creatures would cause, or whether we could offset those imbalances through technology alone. We're still a long way from off-world colonies, the fact that we're trying to build them doesn't mean we can at this point, or that we'd be able to sustain them without other forms of life.

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Sheeeeet anyone that's watched how raccoons deal with cities knows all about what you're talking about. We have changed the way animals act and evolve I'm sure.

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Amazing ! It's like wolves evolving in human tribe and have been domesticated to become dog That's a very interesting research subject, sadly most of species die

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i got the same thinking. He avoids bring up the reasons that make these animals adapting (or evolving...)

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Amongst them are we cultured animals as well?

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Their numbers are falling rapidly but with our help some species of birds will be able to survive in our environment.

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If this " modern " type of visible evolution is so prevalent, maybe that's the way it has always been ? Humans are just another contributing factor, just like all other contributing factors have been for billions of years. Maybe quick adaption is the norm and we just haven't noticed it until we actually started looking at it.

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I'm not a scientist or anything but I don't think quick adaptation is the norm, I think it might be the equivalent of the meteor killing the dinosaurs.

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It'd be best if we leave plants and animals enough room to prosper, but the second best thing is if they adapt to the changes we bring

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This is not EVOLUTION, this is the ADAPTATION.

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And what would evolution be if not adaptation to a new environment?

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​@@bakauxi evolution is the birth of a new species from another

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Adaptation is an example of evolution at a smaller scale. It doesn't necessarily have to be a new species being formed. Speciation is the creation of a new species. It is not equivalent to evolution. Although evolution is one of the causes of speciation.

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Again, Adaptions not evolution. The mouse is still a mouse just able to change its diet due to access, the snell is still a snell just able to change shell color due to temperature, and the pigeon is still a pigeon. These remarkable changes are fascinating, but only how they adapted to their environment not evolved into a different species. Very cool video.

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Genetic change in populations is the definition of evolution. So yeah, it is evolution.

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Evolution , change over time So basically any change is evolution But there are the more specific ones But all are under evolution

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What? Just simply study the growth even of one single generation of humans. We get taller and taller, and most of them get fatter as well, while fingers are getting thinner.

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You mean ADAPTING, not evolving.

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Adapting implies behavioural, while evolution implies genetic. Both are closely linked but mean different things.

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Adaption is included in evolution, it's practically the same thing. And their DNA has been changed, so yes, they evolved! Evolution is ANY change in a population over time.

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A beetle that has adapted to look and behave like an ant is still a beetle.

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And that is still evolution

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The question is: would that trapped mouse ever evolve to become other species as being promoted by the evolutionists? The answer is we don't know.

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all i saw were examples of adaptations, no evolution anywhere

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Genetic change in populations is the definition of evolution. So yeah, it is evolution.

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That’s not evolution that’s just adaptation lol

[@Polemoss]

Genetic change in populations is the definition of evolution. So yeah, it is evolution.

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Polemos but they’re just adapting to eating different food

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@@austinb3560 Whatever changes genetically, IT is evolution

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Polemos micro evolution isn’t even evolution it’s just change

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I’m slightly annoyed with the constant inaccurate phrasing. Living beings do not evolve TO MEET a living condition. Animals with certain mutations that happen to suit their environment survive and reproduce better, so pass on these genes. Their genes didn’t “decide” to adapt to meet their environment. It’s just a small thing but it really is frustrating that a biologist is not more accurate in the wording.

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How would you use the term to “evolve”?

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