Monday 3 October 2022

Some hummingbirds males are shorter than fenmales.

 


Image curtesy of Jerome Gawe. 

Joel Kontinen

Evolutionists believe that some hummingbird species may have evolved to be smaller than their female counterparts. This makes them to put on more impressive courtship displays.

Sexual dimorphism – where the sexes of an animal differ in size and appearance – is common across the tree of life. usually, the males are bigger than the females, but hummingbirds this pattern is reversed. 

Source:

Buehler,  Jake. These male hummingbirds evolved to be tiny so they can do cool dives.   New scientist 22 September