Who how what decided what feathers will be red and what feathers will be blue and what feathers will be green?

Mar 9, 2021 · 3:50 AM UTC

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Replying to @marwilliamson
I hope you get elected President one day
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Replying to @marwilliamson
The ladies decide. Male birds tend to be the more colorful and the lady birds decide who is the prettiest. For example consider the Peacock:
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Replying to @marwilliamson
i’ll field this one: me
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Haha yeah girl get that loud
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Replying to @marwilliamson
Got one better for ya, Marianne; what if we all perceive colors differently, but we just use the same name for them? What's your enlightened view?
Replying to @marwilliamson
This brings to mind the Peppered Moth Case Study on color changes. Fascinating. Evolution -for survival -is the answer. However, I think you are asking "who decided that mechanism" smithsonianmag.com/smart-new…
Replying to @marwilliamson
Well either God was in his artistic phase or that bird really won the genetic lottery on getting attention from his breeding mates