GryphθΔ on Nostr: i once saw mated bird allopreening described as an activity "done for the purpose of ...
i once saw mated bird allopreening described as an activity "done for the purpose of reducing instinctual aggression in birds induced by close proximity"
scientists love viewing things through such cynical and lifeless lenses. no, these birds preen eachother because they feel love.
the reduced aggression is perhaps the reason it was _evolved_ in a social animal, but it is _not_ why it is done.
scientists love viewing things through such cynical and lifeless lenses. no, these birds preen eachother because they feel love.
the reduced aggression is perhaps the reason it was _evolved_ in a social animal, but it is _not_ why it is done.