Animals of the future will have to adapt to the way human have changed the environment. Here are some predictions of what future animals will evolve into in the future:
the Knox whale
It’s the last and only type of whale left on earth. It has evolved a hard armoured skin to protect it from hunters. 🏹🛡️It has adapted to swim faster to evade its only predator- humans. Its long beak makes it more water-dynamic, so there is less resistance when swimming at high speeds. 🏊🏻♂️It is brown to camouflage in the shit-ridden waters, 💩and because of reduced biodiversity in the ocean there is not a lot of food for the whales, so its body has shrunk so it only needs half the nutrients of a current whale. Its massive lungs take up the main bulk of its abdomen,🫁 so that it can hold more air for longer and doesn’t have to come to the surface, as this will increase the risk of it being seen by humans.👁️
the Ezrog
Ezrogs survived the nuclear extinction by living in burrows as deep as 50 feet underground! They eat bugs,🪲 but they also derive nutrients from the underground clay and minerals. Their hydrophilic tongues mean they can drink by absorbing moisture out of the soil. 👅💦While they rarely surface, they have been known to drag their dead to the entrance of the burrow, so the smell of their rotting body does not attract predators (starving humans).🧟
The Indian “Scooty” Scootworm
The streets of India are covered in poo. Due to overpopulation and poor sanitation infrastructure, it has been like this for so long that a new species of worm has adapted to camouflaging itself as a turd.💩 They eat decaying organic matter left by humans, so they actually help clean the streets and reduce pollution. Because poo is an integral part of life for Indian people, the Scooty has become a national treasure, these worms have been protected and able to thrive.🥰 A beautiful example of what can happen when a community comes together to protect biodiversity.