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What does bird diversity tell us about our own human diversity, or the limited diversity of primates?

Asked by Ltryptophan (12091points) June 6th, 2020 from iPhone

I was thinking of the way birds have filled so many niches in so many environments. Some with flight, some flightless, others aquatic, it’s incredible to think how diverse they became.

Is it fair to look at humans, and make a similar comparison to all mammals, or is the comparison more to be compared to the diversity of primates?

Do birds have faster adaptability?

Until humans, were any vertebrate animals as apt as the birds at life?

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