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why is evolutionary theory constantly changing?

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06-24-2003 11:35 PM 		Reply to: Message 11 by IrishRockhound
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Bad choice of words... good point though - often the simplest adaptations are the most successful.
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For example, horses went from having 14 toes to only 4, and whales lost their legs entirely.
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Humans lost most of our body hair, and tails, too.
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