And why is the 17th century the 1600's?
"The reason the centuries are called 100 years ahead is because of the way we count them. We start counting with year one (1 AD), not year zero (0 AD)"...
As you say, the fact of the evolution of life is undeniable. The sharply cut Grand Canyon is a beautiful example of the long history of life's Evolution.
I think it's pretty hard to anticipate what an extremely advanced Extraterrestrial civilization would be able to do. Extremely advanced as in hundreds of million years ahead of us, maybe more. They could be living as energy right into the fabric of spacetime itself; they would be everywhere all...
Poor animal, I hope it survives the encounter.
I find it totally amazing that this bird can even swallow a prey this big!
It seems the eel is not ready to let go until the bird has landed, smart😀