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May 19 2011

What is parallel evolution?

28 min 3 movies discussed
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In the process of parallel evolution, two seemingly unrelated species living in isolation can evolve surprisingly similar traits -- but how does it work, and why does it happen? Join Chuck and Josh as they break down the process of parallel evolution.

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Join Josh and Chuck as they dive into the fascinating world of parallel evolution, exploring how completely unrelated species can evolve remarkably similar traits when living in similar environments. Using Australia as their natural laboratory, they examine curious cases like flying squirrels versus flying phalangers, and uncover the genetic mysteries behind why animals separated by continents and millions of years can end up looking almost identical. The hosts also celebrate their podcast community reaching an impressive milestone with their micro-lending team on Kiva.


Movies Discussed

RuPaul's Drag Race
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
★ 7.5
"Squirrel Friends, the official RuPaul's Drag Race podcast, is taking you behind the scenes of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 15 on MTV. — This was mentioned in an advertisement during the podcast."
Shallow Hal
Shallow Hal
2001 1h 54m
★ 6.2
"Jason Alexander had one in one of the Fairleigh Brothers movies. Shallow howl. — Josh and Chuck were discussing vestigial tails and characters in movies who had them." — Chuck
There's Something About Mary
There's Something About Mary
1998 2h 0m
★ 6.6
"Or like if it was, was it there's something about Mary, wasn't it? — Josh was trying to remember which Farrelly Brothers movie featured a character with a tail." — Josh

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