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> I think we see more of these interesting finds in the world of small animals because they have a much higher frequency of turnover. Therefore a higher statistical probability to produce interesting adaptations.

This is the best argument against so far. Still, if a species co-evolved alongside us since our ancestors were small furry animals, this would be quite a few generations.




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