There are six or seven unrelated mammals that evolved to depend on eating termites, including a marsupial, a monotreme, and a wolf. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" is good advice, but nature will persistently try every bad strategy until it works out. Nature is a terrible role model.
There are six or seven unrelated mammals that evolved to depend on eating termites, including a marsupial, a monotreme, and a wolf. "Don't put all your eggs in one basket" is good advice, but nature will persistently try every bad strategy until it works out. Nature is a terrible role model.