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Natural selection cannot work on whole lions because lions die: they are not permanent. ... What matters, in the process of natural selection, is that some of the lion's offspring inherit the mutation. These offspring in turn produce more offspring, and the gene increases in frequency.


What matters, in the process of natural selection, is that some of the lion's offspring inherit the mutation. These offspring in turn produce more offspring, and the gene increases in frequency
When the improvement first appeared, it was a single genetic mutation. The lions with the mutation will survive better and produce more offspring. ... Natural selection cannot work on whole lions because lions die: they are not permanent.
