> Exactly, survival for most animals are always based on their immediate ability to adapt, not the ability to adapt over thousands of years Incorrect - it's bo

> Exactly, survival for most animals are always based on their immediate ability to adapt, not the ability to adapt over thousands of years Incorrect - it's both. Obviously adaptivity to rapid changes is key, but species don't only disappear/change due to extinction-level immediate events. Individuals also get edged out by their peers (or members of other species) who manage to outcompete them just that little bit for food, or sexual attractiveness, or any of many other reasons.