As the saying goes "no tiky no shirty"
we dont have to study Darwin"s Evolution to figure that out?
2006-07-22 06:18:46 · 7 answers · asked by goring 6 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Other - Science
So the fish struggling (the hardest) in the bigger fish's mouth really survives according to your theory.
Interesting ;-)
2006-07-22 06:31:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
If I may borrow a story from the TV show Lost.....
Locke shows Charlie a butterfly in its cocoon about to emerge. Locke says that the butterfly will have to struggle for days to get out of there. He will have to muster all of his energy to break through. Now, Locke could just use his knife to cut open the cocoon and the butterfly could be free right then, but it would have built up no strength, and it wouldn't even be able to fly. It would die within a day.
So it's not survival of 'those who were born' the fittest, it's survival of 'those who struggle to become' the fittest. A lion who never learns to hunt and kill on its own will eventually die (though humans have feelings and compassion for the weak so survival of the fittest is not so prevalent any more in our species).
2006-07-22 13:31:27 · answer #2 · answered by Steve S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well someone who struggles through some trying time be it from the environment or predators or whatnot is the fittest ergo they are the ones who survive. I guess I don't fully understand what you are saying. The fitest always survive the longest. I don't just mean physical though it's also mental.
2006-07-22 13:23:23 · answer #3 · answered by ithek_thundervoice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The one who AVOIDS struggle the longest or adapts to it, thus nullifying the cause of struggle is the one who survives. Antelopes struggle pretty hard when cheetahs and lions are first starting to eat them: conversely, lions and cheetas don't struggle that much at all...not even when they're competing against each other. Competition and struggle are not the same thing, and it's generally those being out-competed who struggle.
2006-07-22 13:55:05 · answer #4 · answered by chipchinka 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The survival of the fit-est theory is true for many animals out in the wild.
The one who struggles the hardest usually hardens up to life, provided the struggle does not kill him/her.
2006-07-22 13:30:48 · answer #5 · answered by Brenmore 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, it's the best adapted, if you are too weak you can struggle all you like and lose . Physically man is about the most useless animal
2006-07-22 13:29:41 · answer #6 · answered by gunnersurveyor 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
dunno about that. when im out on the prowl i usually got for the ones that struggle rather than the ones who sprint away gracefully. Darwin came up with "natural selection". the term "evolution" came later.
2006-07-22 13:32:04 · answer #7 · answered by Stand-up Philosopher 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋