Some
animals seem to have gotten the short end of the stick from evolution.
In a humorous post at Scientific American, some of these animals let
their grievances be made known. A letter from an Emperor penguin starts
out:
Let’s start with the wings: did you really have
to turn them into flippers? Don’t get us wrong—we appreciate the
swimming and diving talents. But couldn’t you have come up with some
kind of compromise so that we could still fly? Maybe a 2-in-1 special, a
wing/flipper hybrid? After all, there are fish that can fly. Some squid
can fly. And they don’t even have feathers. We know we’re not alone in
being flightless, but you made ostriches, emus and cassowaries total
badasses, what with their powerful legs and deadly claws. We’re more
like large tuxedoed kiwis.
That's just the first part
of the poor penguin's complaints. But it's not all bad. Some animals
express gratitude for perks as well as quibbles.
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