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by trte9343r4 689 days ago
Evolution takes long time.

But to answer your question: wild dogs. But in India they spread rabies and other diseases, attack and kill people. And their excrements are highly toxic, and kill plants (unlike vultures).

Nature is not always efficient.

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>But to answer your question: wild dogs. But in India they spread rabies and other diseases, attack and kill people.

I think the other issue here is that those wild dogs are highly protected by law, even when they do spread rabies and attack and kill people.

Nature is reasonably efficient for the goals of nature, but the goals of humanity do not often align with Nature's.
>>Nature is not always efficient.

that all depends on what you're optimizing for

Wouldn't the spread of rabies and other diseases actually be a demonstration of nature being efficient?