Something To Chew On

From NewScientist (2 December 2017):

Evolution usually moves at a snail’s pace, but not always. North American birds called snail kites have evolved larger beaks in less than a decade, in order to eat invasive island apple snails that are much larger than the snails they used to eat (Nature Ecology & Evolutiondoi.org/cgrv).

They may not be a distinct species, but it’s a graphic illustration of adaptation.

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