The Origin of Species Chapter 7 Part 2 - Miscellaneous Objections

In which the intricate adaptations of various animals and plants—such as the migration of the flat-fish’s eye, the development of prehensile tails in monkeys, and the complex pollination structures of orchids—are examined with a careful consideration of gradual, beneficial modifications and inheritance. The essay further reflects upon the gradualism of evolutionary change, contending against the notion of abrupt transformations by appealing to the evidence of embryology and the continuity of closely related species.