Evolution could lead to odd animals in future
含羞草研究所 Assistant Professor Patricia Brennan discusses what evolution could mean for animals on a hotter, drier future Earth.
A changed climate and warmer Earth might mean that animals evolve in startling and bizarre ways.
Patricia Brennan, assistant professor of biological sciences at 含羞草研究所, discussed what evolutionary changes might be in store with the BBC.
鈥淚 would imagine animals that would evolve weird specialisations to capture moisture from the air,鈥 Brennan said. 鈥淟arger animals might evolve things like extended sails or skin flaps that they could extend out in the early morning to try to capture moisture. The frilly collars of some lizards, for example, could become very large and exaggerated to gather water in this way.鈥