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In a herd of zebra, the fastest runners have a better chance of survival, and slower run-
ners are hunted down and eliminated. As a result, this herd will consist of fast runners
in a few generations' time.
adapted survive, while the others are eliminated. That is why the
species in question continues to become ever better adapted. This may
not always apply, of course. For example, in an area where the climate
is changing and the snow covering is disappearing—say, due to global
warming—the white rabbits would suddenly be at a disadvantage
compared to dark rabbits, and so, having now become poorly adapted,
they would be doomed to disappear. Therefore, natural selec-
tion cannot always be expected always to select the same fea-
tures for a given species.
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