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As I have pointed out before the variations shown in that diagram are way less than the variations in dogs which are all regarded as one species. This is poor evidence of speciation. Again, as previously pointed out, those are simply divisions of convenience and not real speciation events. All that can be said is that the fossils appear to vary gradually over time.

Probably the same thing as Darwin meant.

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Thus, from the war of nature, from famine and death, the most
exalted object which we are capable of conceiving, namely, the
production of the higher animals, directly follows.

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Animals of relatively advanced or developed characteristics, such as mammals and other vertebrates. [Oxford dictionary]... although the actual level of complexity is very hard to define or measure accurately in biology, with properties such as gene content, the number of cell types or morphology all being used to assess an organism's complexity. [Wikipedia]Higher animals have specialised tissues and organs that contribute to the proper functioning of the whole animal [CRR]

Earlier, like Charles Darwin, and probably before.Mind the language.

Feel free to contribute to the threads about defining "evolution" and "theory of evolution".

They ARE separate species. They are also separate kinds.

Not only that but humans keep dogs as pets; and cats keep humans as pets.Hey? What the ....

There are similarities and differences. Humans, Chimps, Chihuahuas, and Great Danes all have a head, two forelimbs, two hind limbs, but only humans walk on two legs.

Dogs can walk on two legs too. I've seen it. But humans are the only ones that habitually walk on two legs.