Many animal species elicite characterists such as a male peacock for example, they posess vibrant plumages to show their fitneas, however such appendages hinder the animals survivability thus making them weaker in terms. So what do you think could have caused this? As some evidence suggests that this could be controlled by mating preference but that suggest that animals are able of conscious thought?
i came across this while reading a book on mating strategies that provoked my interest in the matter! And thank you for your time! :-)