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by BobbyJo 1264 days ago
A common misunderstanding of evolution is that it means a population of X becomes a population of Y. In actuality, it means a population of X becomes a population of X AND Y. If X and Y aren't competing for the same resources (speciation commonly happens to take advantage of a different set of resources), then there is no reason they can't coexist indefinitely.
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I blame Pokémon for this erroneous view of evolution. Your Charmander has evolved in to a Charizard!