Is nature artistic? David Attenborough gives the example of the male bower birds:
'who build nests or corridors of twigs and then put glittering beetle wings or shells on these nests. Then the female goes around looking at the bowers, and picks the guy with the best-looking nest. She's not saying he's a better father; it's an aesthetic attraction.'
Young country diary: Helping a butterfly into its new phase of life |
Ottoline
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*Cambridgeshire:* It was nearly ready to fly but it was partly out of its
chrysalis and partly still in it
On Sunday morning, I was pottering in the gard...
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