Its Evolution, so it is to make the species more adapted to its environment, all animals go through evolution, but some do stop for a while if there is no need for the animal to no longer adapt, and...
accumulation of variations and natural selection, i.e. survival of the fittestalso speciation (creation of a new species due to reproductive isolation)
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