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Originally Posted by roxyruby  Animals will ignore potential mates if they appear unkempt, dirty, fat?
what about vultures or some predator that gets blood on itself. In mating season what does the mate do? Wait until they clean themself?
do animals really care if their potential mate is dirty and fat and unkept?
And yes overconsumption is not healthy and yes often there is deeper causes i think. |
absolutely. eg. rabbits and birds and chimps constantly preen and grooming each other. They have standards too, even higher ones in a lot of cases. Their instinct is to produce healthy offspring that will survive and extend their lineage - to do that you need a pretty schnazzy and self-respecting mate.