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This is an excellent question. What you’re asking about is what we sometimes call “biodiversity.” Throughout the evolution of life, emerging species differed, filling different places and function within their environment. This causes different characteristics to become more prevalent in certain animals, and less prevalent in others, making them all evolve differently.
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Why do birds fly?
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