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From birds of paradise (the bird) to birds of paradise (the flower), nature is full of colorful life. And these colors can communicate a bunch of different messages. But if no animal had eyes capable of perceiving those colors, why would colorfulness evolve in the first place? But if no life was super colorful, why would color perception evolve? Which came first?
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From birds of paradise (the bird) to birds of paradise (the flower), nature is full of colorful life. And these colors can communicate a bunch of different messages. But if no animal had eyes capable of perceiving those colors, why would colorfulness evolve in the first place? But if no life was super colorful, why would color perception evolve? Which came first?
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