Bird Beak Sim & Analysis

Animals that blend in with their surroundings have a higher survival rate compared to those who don’t blend in

Ex: In a light colored sandy environment, light brown mice are more likely to survive their predators compared to dark brown mice

But if there was a sudden volcanic eruption and the environment changed to one covered in dark lava rock, the dark brown mice are more likely to survive compared to the light brown mice

When animals have a beneficial trait, they are able to survive & increase in number (reproduce)

Predators that are extremely good at hunting can end up eating all of the prey

This is bad because then they have no more food and then they have to look somewhere else for food or else they will die off.