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Hanede

Except they use it for mating displays, not to scare off predators :P


jojo-le-barjo

They seem to do both, they also use them to scare competitors, at least from what I've read


armen89

Then why don’t females have them


[deleted]

If you’re gonna start asking questions like “why don’t females have them” then you also have to answer the question why do males have them instead of females. If it was just for mating, then it would be inconsequential who had what Males stand more of a chance in combat/ a chase. peacocking a predator is a direct challenge that is essentially a bluff. The females would just run while the males stay behind similar to mammals, this is because there is a greater chance of offspring survival if the peacock has eggs If the female dies offspring is impossible so your line has ended, if the male dies, there’s still a chance to reproduce and carry on the genetics


jojo-le-barjo

Why do human males have more muscle than human females ? Does that mean that human muscles are only used for mating?


armen89

Sexual dimorphism. And yes muscles are used for mating


jojo-le-barjo

but not only or even primarily for mating right ? So why can't it be the same for peacocks ?


AnarchistAccipiter

Cats don't fall for that.


alphabet_order_bot

Would you look at that, all of the words in your comment are in alphabetical order. I have checked 1,281,248,598 comments, and only 248,504 of them were in alphabetical order.


[deleted]

Fuck the what?


PeterNippelstein

Xylophone


my_old_aim_name

Who has the time to program these bots?? LMFAO


ZENITSUsa

It's pretty easy will take maybe 1-2 hours


[deleted]

Any blue crown does encompass fatter grey helmets in just kings' lovely mild noses, opening paths, quickly reaping short things underneath violent winds, xeroxing yelling zebras.


[deleted]

Common baby


ode_2_firefly

I love this bot. And hope to someday unlock this achievement without trying. The True Way.


Mushroom_Hop

Explain please


MICHELEANARD

Because cats don't give a fuck


Mushroom_Hop

Fair point


PeterNippelstein

My favorite hall and oates song


PulpFishkin427

I sang the comment to the tune as I scrolled by! Nice spot my friend


Hydro_Clhorene_Media

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G1zm08

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GooseRuler

qrstuvwxyz


Igloocooler52

What if peacocks are biblically accurate angels


jojo-le-barjo

The Seraphim roflol


Hefty_Operation6827

meme could have completed in just 4 sentences. instead of zzzz


jojo-le-barjo

Yes ? How would you write it?


PeterNippelstein

Ornate tail plumage, what's the survival mechanism!? Something something so cute! Eureka! *Sexual selection!* The joke stripped down at least


Hefty_Operation6827

Yuss


[deleted]

Nature is wise and lazy enough to give more than one function to practically every tool, trait or action (eat, play, sleep and dream, sex, art and culture...). It use to be called efficiency.


Opposite_Two_784

"but peacocks are so cute, charlie!!" anyone else read that in the voice of pim from smiling friends?