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LefterShark lemmy.blahaj.zone LefterShark@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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TranscendentalEmpire lemmy.today TranscendentalEmpire@lemmy.today
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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.
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naeap sopuli.xyz naeap@sopuli.xyz
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TranscendentalEmpire wrote:
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
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fracture lemmy.blahaj.zone fracture@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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tigers...... 🤔🤔🤔
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ByteMarx lemmy.dbzer0.com ByteMarx@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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TranscendentalEmpire wrote:
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.

Like the belief that flamingos are camouflaged to blend in with palm tree during vivid sunsets and stuff: Concealing-Coloration in the Animal Kingdom
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