Based on the discussion (needs to be further verified) with Ishant that species evolved in two ways:
- Species evolved randomly and those who adapted the environment survived
- Species adapted to evolve, instead of random evolution, and therefore survived
Additionally a few words are proposed/discussed.
- Sensory Adaptation: It is proposed in Theory-2 from the examples of discovery of blind salamanders in caves and disappearance of human tail or pinky finger. It relates to the adaptation to environment based on sensory feedback (neural current)
To read:
- The selfish Gene by Richard Dawkins