An evolutionary advantage: having multiple, varied food sources is a protection against one of them going extinct. If the apple snails die out, so do the apple

An evolutionary advantage: having multiple, varied food sources is a protection against one of them going extinct. If the apple snails die out, so do the apple snail kites. Humans are indeed pretty unique in that there are so many things we can eat. It has likely helped us as a species through various natural disasters.