Are we not witnessing a strange tableau of survival whenever a bird alights on the head of a crocodile, bringing together the evolutionary offspring of Triassic and Jurassic?

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This quote by Alfred Russel Wallace is about the vast history of life on Earth. The quote refers to the co-evolutionary relationship between the dinosaur-era birds and crocodiles. The two creatures are related but they are not exactly the same. They are both descendants of ancient reptiles that are now extinct, yet they are still around today.

The views to this evolution are very different. Some people think that this co-evolution is a beautiful thing, while others find it odd and unsettling. Bird and crocodile have been supposed to be part of a natural process in which they continue to evolve over time in order to survive in the wild.

Source: Scatter, Adapt, And Remember: How Humans Will Survive A Mass Extinction

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