• female hummingbirds go for flashy

    From RS Wood@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 28 14:00:17 2021
    From the «human males: you know what to do» department:
    Feed: Latest Science News -- ScienceDaily
    Title: Female hummingbirds avoid harassment by looking as flashy as males
    Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2021 11:16:51 -0400
    Link: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/08/210826111651.htm

    Much like in human society, female hummingbirds have taken it into their own hands to avoid harassment. By watching white-necked Jacobin hummingbirds in Panama, researchers discovered that over a quarter of females have the same brightly colored ornamentation as males, which helps them avoid aggressive male behaviors during feeding, such as pecking and body slamming.



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