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Do feral animals revert to the social structures of their wild ancestors, or develop their own?

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Did different populations reach behavioral modernity at different times, independently?

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Can species in a relatively static environmental niche remain unchanged indefinitely, or will random mutations inevitably accrue over time to create a new species, even if remaining superficially similar?

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Do any non-human species conquer territory beyond what they need for food or access to mates?

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Are there any recent (last ~5,000 years) animal extinctions that we can attribute to factors unrelated to the rise and spread of modern humans?

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How do we differentiate between fossils of species that have gone extinct and those that have evolved and are still extant?

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Do feral animals revert to the social structures of their wild ancestors, or develop their own?	1
Did different populations reach behavioral modernity at different times, independently?	1
Can species in a relatively static environmental niche remain unchanged indefinitely, or will random mutations inevitably accrue over time to create a new species, even if remaining superficially similar?	1
Do any non-human species conquer territory beyond what they need for food or access to mates?	1
Are there any recent (last ~5,000 years) animal extinctions that we can attribute to factors unrelated to the rise and spread of modern humans?	1
How do we differentiate between fossils of species that have gone extinct and those that have evolved and are still extant?	1