• Seraph@kbin.social
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    9 months ago

    This is fascinating, but what’s the evolutionary advantage of covering up the noise?

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      Covering the noise is covering the running water. Covering the running water creates a dam. Creating a dam creates a pond. Creating a pond provides them with a nice controlled environment in which to build a lodge with an underwater entrance for protection from predators.

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      Running water means you can block it off to create a reservoir. Evolution isn’t about what makes sense, it’s about what works, logic be damned.