Joel Kontinen
Evolutionist think that natural selection takes thousands of years for form new species, However, the real world shows that it is faster than that.
Now, it seems that high-altitude genes could turn Himalayan wolves into a new species.
The study is about the faeces of the wolves, which were sequenced by scientists
Together, these findings suggest the high-living wolf should be considered a distinct species—or at least as an “evolutionary significant unit,” the researchers write. And they support previous research suggesting these little-studied canids are the oldest lineage of modern wolves, having diverged from other wolves between 630,000 to 800,000 years ago.
High-altitude genes could turn Himalayan wolves into a new species, They showed that Himalayan wolves carry specialized genes that help them overcome a lack of oxygen, including ones that strengthen the heart and boost the delivery of oxygen through the blood.
This could be due to the animal’s hidden genetic disposition that gives it the energy to move in high attitudes.
Source:
Morell, Virginia, 2020. High-altitude genes could turn Himalayan wolves into a new species. Science 20 February.
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