What about the argument that cows / pigs / etc are prolific because they're domesticated. And they're domesticated because they're easy to slaughter + they taste good.
The one thing I remember verbatim from my Evolutionary Anthropology course is the definition of "fitness:" An individual's genetic representation in future generations. And fitness drives evolution.
In short: Cows and Pigs, as species, are winning by being delicious and domesticated.
Any merit in that?
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