Darwin's Theory of Evolution: Natural Selection

Most people in the western world used to have a solid idea about our origins: all living organisms were deliberately formed by a single creator. Then, in 1831, a 22-year-old student decided to go on an expedition that would change everything. Upon returning home Darwin came up with his theory of natural selection — a process through which living organisms adapt, reproduce and change. The evolution of peppered moths in the United Kingdom during the industrial revolution is a great example of this process.

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COLLABORATORS
Script: Jonas Koblin
Artist: Pascal Gaggelli
Voice: Matt Abbott
Coloring: Nalin
Editing: Peera Lertsukittipongsa
Production: Selina Bador
Sound Design: Miguel Ojeda
Fact Checking: Ludovico Saint Amour di Chanaz

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Cheeky Plum Fairy - Shaun Frearson
Toy Days Out - Shaun Frearson
Midnight Mischief - Jonathan Boyle

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Learn more about natural selection and the different selection types on the Encyclopedia Britannica

Learn how evolution impacts biology and psychology in this famous Stanford University lectures on Human Behavioral Biology by Robert Sapolsky

Read On Origin of the Species, Darwin’s original book in form of a PFD

Check out the TierZoo YouTube channel which is all about nature, the game of life, and survival

Read this Nature paper: Evaluating the role of natural selection in the evolution of gene regulation

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CHAPTER
00:00 Introduction
01:00 Natural selection theory
02:33 Survival of the fittest
03:27 Real life example
04:48 What do you think?
05:08 Ending
06:12 Patrons credits

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[Galastel]

Darwin's ideas weren't actually formed in a vacuum. Breeding of certain traits has always been part of farming, and in Darwin's time pigeon breeding in particular was a fad among the rich - they'd breed pigeons with extra-long necks, or extra-fluffy feathers or whatnot. The leap Darwin made was that the same process could happen naturally, without a human breeder's intervention.

[teiuq]

You managed to condense the history of the theory the concept and an interesting example including human interference that sticks into 5 minutes!
The visualization was just wonderful and i paused several times to enjoy the drawings that made me smirk.
Thank you Sprouts!

[traildoggy]

You need a sensitive content warning. I had to cover my rabbit's eyes during one of those scenes. 🐰 🙈🙉🙊 😎

[lhart]

Genetics is definitely complex, but I feel the concepts of genetics such as natural selection can be easily understood by someone like me. Biochemistry, physics, and other highly abstract sciences just go right over my head.

[TitularHeroine]

The answer to the chicken/egg problem is egg. Ancient reptiles (such as, ya know, dinosaurs) evolved far earlier than chickens.
Nice questions to get that sweet viewer interaction!

[Pygmygerbil]

These drawings are super hilarious😂😂😂welldone.

[pyeitme]

Welp Charles Darwin did think of the Survival of the Fittest theory stuff🤣😂

[BoredLoserAlpha]

This video and the Dark triad video just explains realism in humans.
We are still animals.

[lionellion]

Wasn’t the whole species fixation thing, a Greek idea and not a biblical one? Like I’ve noticed a lot of the beliefs held by the early Roman Catholic Church, were Greek in origin.

[abdullahrizwan]

Good job explaining Darwin's theory in such a concise matter!

[izzyzle]

3:00 and the sound in the background ???? 😂😂😂

[SNEHDENCARDOSO]

After the man returned home after 5 years his wife had found other natural selection

[Gantros]

This episode should have a follow up on how natural selection and survival of the fittest were perverted into the ideology of Social Darwinism.

[profesormarcelo]

Guau ! Genial CHEERS ARGENTINA TEACHER MARCELO GRACIAS .❤

[MarkUKInsects]

"Survival of The Fittest" is often attributed to Charles Darwin, bus it was Herbert Spencer who first used the phase.

Also Charles Darwin dinn't "invent" evolution, That was Lamark and others. Darwin's and Wallace's theory defined the process, (still brilliant).

[chibha]

I like this topic explanation and illustration.

[vijyadasongrienchai]

Super cute characters! Love them very much.♥

[waad]

0:10 The drawing or representation here is wrong.. This is a symbol of the Eye of Horus or the one-eyed Antichrist or the Beast, and he will claim divinity and many will follow him thinking that he is the true God, and he is the greatest sedition of the three monotheistic religions, and is not a symbol of the true God.. But according to what I see the general orientation of the media, I think This error is intentional.

[petersmythe]

Note that this does not mean "survival of the strongest." For example, it is perfectly possible for an animal to exist which is larger, faster, stronger, more intelligent, and more heavily armed than a bear. However, it would most likely also need more food, reproduce more slowly, have more existential crises, and injure itself in accidents more often than a bear. Evidently, the trade off doesn't always favor bigger number = more fit.

[jeremynikijuluwstanevil]

I saw what you draw in the rabbit comic panel