The_Undermind t1_jdds5ep wrote
Reply to comment by theholyman420 in Eli5: Why is cannabis such as a unique-looking plant, and is THC found only in cannabis? by Big_carrot_69
Very much this. Domestication changes the appearance and features of not just vegetation to suit human wants and needs. Look up any crop, animal or fruit before domestication. Most of them look nothing like what we have today, borderline inedible as well.
nankainamizuhana t1_jddtrw0 wrote
PhasmaFelis t1_jddvy2q wrote
It's recognizably a chicken, but it's less than half the weight of modern chickens bred for lots of meat. The females are less familiar-looking, as well.
The_Undermind t1_jddvc2y wrote
That's true, not all. There will always be exceptions.
nankainamizuhana t1_jddtzs8 wrote
Not all of them though
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