Sebadodo Musings

The eminent natural biologist PG has tried to see if he can breed more Sebadodo birds in his lab. He tried crossing different types of oranges with avian DNA to produce more Sebadodos. Unfortunately, none of his attempts succeeded leading him to conclude that the Sebadodo bird he found is an unique creation by nature.  PG wrote in his journal, "the Sebadodo demonstrates exceptionally high level of intelligence at times but is often slow and lethargic - almost sloth like. I wonder if he has sloth DNA in addition to orange and Dodo DNA. I would need to find the right combination of orange, Dodo and Sloth DNA to synthesise another Sebadodo in my next attempts." PG will not give up until he succeeds...........

Natural selection is the underlying force that shaped the ecosystem - floral, fauna included - we have on our planet. This whole process of natural selection seems random and more like a roll of the dice. Those who survived and flourished didn't do this intentionally or by design. It just happens. If spontaneous DNA mutation(s) give you a certain feature, strength that somehow allow make you more adaptable to your environment or a change in your environment, you ultimately flourish and out-compete your peers. And it seems like nature has "selected" you as the winner.  Conversely, if your DNA manifests features that makes you less adaptable to changes in your environment, you may perish. Species have gone extinct because of this. One such species is the Dodo bird; and we thought we have lost this species forever.  As our universe rolls its dice, luck would have it that the eminent natural biologist, PG, on one of his voyages through space and time re-discovered the Dodo bi...