African Cichlids in the Act of Evolution

Perhaps for the first time ever, scientists have discovered a species actively evolving due to negative environmental effects. African cichlids in Lake Victoria in the Mwanza Gulf area of Africa are diverging into two different varieties almost right before our eyes, and the overt cause is over-fishing and pollution of the lake itself.

I'm amazed that we're able to find these sorts of things and be able to recognize them so easily. Like, oh, yeah, well here, obviously this fish is transforming right before our eyes. It's really something. It may be a small occurrence to many of you out there, but think of the poor bastard who's spent his entire life studying the Pundamilia nyererei. This is his fucking Woodstock, man. He's been swimming around in Lake Victoria, checking out these nuclear fish, wondering if something's gonna happen. And then bam! here it is. Evolution on a small scale.