Natural selection would favor those organisms who live long enough to reproduce.
Living into old age isn't a factor.
There wouldn't be nearly as many cows, chickens or pigs on this planet if they weren't delicious. Especially pigs, humans would kill them on sight due to the tendencies of feral ones to destroy crops.
In fact wild boar is a favorite hunter's prey. Hey! Maybe wild boar are so elusive, aggressive and ugly BECAUSE hunters like that kind! Maybe they are also using humans as tools...
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Natural selection would favor those organisms who live long enough to reproduce.
Living into old age isn't a factor.
There wouldn't be nearly as many cows, chickens or pigs on this planet if they weren't delicious. Especially pigs, humans would kill them on sight due to the tendencies of feral ones to destroy crops.
In fact wild boar is a favorite hunter's prey. Hey! Maybe wild boar are so elusive, aggressive and ugly BECAUSE hunters like that kind! Maybe they are also using humans as tools...
Fun fact: depending where you are in Florida, you can shoot a wild boar on sight in a city during the day without a permit.
http://myfwc.com/conservation/you-conserve/assistnuisance-wi...
edit: grammar.