Satirical Study Claims Macaws Evolved Vibrant Colors to Pass Time
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The Onion Staff
A respectable bake. You'd come back tomorrow for another.
Summary
A satirical study from Harvard University ornithologists claims that macaws evolved their vibrant coloration as a way to pass the time, suggesting the birds had little else to occupy themselves over millions of years. The research humorously proposes that the striking plumage developed because New World parrots had essentially no other activities to keep themselves busy.
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macaws evolved their vibrant coloration as a way to pass the time
there simply wasn't much else going on for the birds over the past several million years
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