Are we scientists?

[Esquilax]

Wow, I'd like to see that. Please show!

Can do!

So, in 2005, a Russian research team started breeding wild silver foxes, to make them more friendly around people. They started out with this:



You know, foxes. Pretty standard. Looks kinda evil. What they ended up with, after only a few generations, looked like a freaking puppy.



All they had to do was selectively breed the animals based on which ones were most passive and friendly toward people, and very quickly, their physiology began to change too. For the record, that's all evolution is; genetic change over successive generations. Nothing about dogs giving birth to cats, or anything; if that's what you thought it was, you were taught wrong. Evolution is simply the mechanism by which organisms change over time. It's the reason you don't look exactly like your parents, for instance.

And that's just one example, mind. I picked a fairly easy, obvious one, but if you like there's plenty more that can be discussed. I just like foxes.