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Everything an animal does isn't a selective advantage, sometimes it's just not a disadvantage.

• DoctorOetker 17d ago
  Fine, in that case, why is it a disadvantage for the males? Now please don't tell me "it doesn't have to be a disadvantage for males, it might just be an advantage for females" !
  • notRobot 17d ago
    > why is it a disadvantage for the males? Who said it was? Just because males don't exhibit a behaviour doesn't mean it's necessarily a disadvantage.
  • notRobot 17d ago
    > why is it a disadvantage for the males? Who said it was? Just because males don't exhibit a behaviour doesn't mean it's necessarily an evolutionary disadvantage.
    • DoctorOetker 16d ago
      how do you explain the females do and the males don't? that sounds like a systematic occurrence