Why doesn't natural selection allow the predators to adapt to see them?
2007-03-14 05:40:59 · 3 answers · asked by ccrider 7 in Environment
natural selection is survival of the fittest. Only those that live can reproduce and perpetuate the species. If the predators adapt to see them then the species would either cease to exist or come up with another way to avoid the predator.
2007-03-14 05:55:36 · answer #1 · answered by Curly 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the predator and prey both evolve in tandem. Natural selection is constantly improving the preys ability to escape capture, while at the same time constantly improving the predators ability to capture it.
2007-03-14 17:04:33 · answer #2 · answered by disgracedfish 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does.
A rabbit changes colour to white to match winter snows, but a hawk can still pick out any movement it makes from 100 yards away. A snake sees in infrared so the colour of the prey makes no difference.
Every animal develops tools that work best for their situation.
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2007-03-14 14:02:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋