I mentioned that in another comment - it only counts if the individual makes a significant impact on the next generation(s). Hence my original comment about liv

I mentioned that in another comment - it only counts if the individual makes a significant impact on the next generation(s). Hence my original comment about living longer (past reproduction age) not budging the evolutionary aspect. Evolution has very little to do with individuals. It has everything to do with what gets added or subtracted from the population as a result of its appearance and spread within the population.