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minus-squareTranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up7·19 days agoI think this is one thing a lot of people misunderstand about evolution, not every trait has to have some kind of survival function. A lot of traits are just because people/animals think something is neat/attractive.
minus-squareByteMarx@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 days agoLike the belief that flamingos are camouflaged to blend in with palm tree during vivid sunsets and stuff: Concealing-Coloration in the Animal Kingdom
I think this is one thing a lot of people misunderstand about evolution, not every trait has to have some kind of survival function. A lot of traits are just because people/animals think something is neat/attractive.
Or just didn’t hinder them to reproduce
Like the belief that flamingos are camouflaged to blend in with palm tree during vivid sunsets and stuff: Concealing-Coloration in the Animal Kingdom