[whattajoke]

say, a documentary of the feeding habits of the canary, like an ornament? Nothing, mind you, to say how this evolution got the canary there, just the Ommmmmmmmm that it did.

I didn't see the documentary in question, but something tells me you weren't listening very well. I'm sure they discussed island biogeography, simple definitions of speciation, co-evolution of bird and plant species, etc. Maybe next time.

[The Red Zone]

No, typically the evo-plug appeared in a non sequitur role. It made no difference except to make sure the reader saw the statement of faith once more.