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The Panda's Thumb

by Stephen Jay Gould

  • FINISHED
  • Finished May 2021
  • First published 1980

evolutionary biology essays

A collection of essays on evolution that uses odd animal features, like the panda’s false thumb, as evidence of descent from earlier forms.   Gould argues that imperfect, jury-rigged design shows evolution at work rather than a designer.