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Science
Alessandro Palci, Emma Sherratt and Mike Lee

On a tiny Australian island, tiger snakes evolved huge jaws in a surprisingly short time

The heads of tiger snakes can evolve rapidly in response to feeding on large prey. Photo: Getty

When we think of evolution, we tend to picture slow changes occurring over very long periods of time, typically millions of years.

However, evolution can actually happen much faster, over only a few generations – think COVID-19 strains, for example. And this fast evolution isn’t just restricted to viruses and microbes.

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