• Question: Can the three legged mouse evolve?

    Asked by FarJah124 to Ajay, Kate, Kuntal, Pip, Reka on 11 Nov 2016.
    • Photo: Reka Nagy

      Reka Nagy answered on 11 Nov 2016:

      In theory, yes – if it has some evolutionary advantage for having only three legs. The point of evolution is that it tries to make sure that living creatures have the strongest chance of survival – so if suddenly it became advantageous to be three-legged, then it could happen.

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