“Life is complicated,” he added, “and every year boobies are conjuring with several different variables when making their choice among partners.”PhotoSomeone familiar? Advertisement Continue reading the main storyBlue-footed boobies can be found throughout the tropics and subtropics of the eastern Pacific. Advertisement Continue reading the main storyIn many birds, males are the fancy ones, their exaggerated, colorful features the result of generations of females’ expressing their whimsical tastes in mates. Analyzing the booby’s blue feet, researchers have determined that the color is a result of both structural and pigmental components. Advertisement Continue reading the main story“The big one up and kills the little one, pushing it right out of the nest,” Dr. Anderson said.

Source: New York Times March 06, 2017 10:18 UTC