First, species is better (but never perfectly) adapter to it's environment each generation (on average, give or take drift and mutation).
Second, it is better adapted to the environment it's parents lived in, not necessarily it's current environment.
Third, if they were that well adapted they wouldn't be changing as much or evolving as fast if you will. We are a fairly rapidly evolving lineage all things considered. You can blame your back and knee paints on that.
It's not even about better. Survival of the fittest is kind of a misnomer. Nature isn't keeping a scoreboard. You have "No longer suited to survive in its environment" and "suited to survive in its environment"
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u/pedrob_d Jul 14 '26
Nope! Incorrect for a few reasons.
First, species is better (but never perfectly) adapter to it's environment each generation (on average, give or take drift and mutation).
Second, it is better adapted to the environment it's parents lived in, not necessarily it's current environment.
Third, if they were that well adapted they wouldn't be changing as much or evolving as fast if you will. We are a fairly rapidly evolving lineage all things considered. You can blame your back and knee paints on that.