Do we know anything about Avari evolution/environment/behavior or social structure? If they were Earth birds, 'rainbow colors' would indicate sexual dimorphism...and that the diplomatic group is all male. (Assuming their sex-and-gender stuff is similar to humans...)
Of course aliens, so: - feathers could be designed for different visual consitions (bright red anglerfish) or eyes (ultraviolet flower markings; also see Blaschko's lines) - males could be the limiting reproductive factor (seahorses), making females the 'look at me!' gender - males doing dangerous stuff could be a way to show off (Jenkinsverse Gaoians, Bling of War) - the entire species could be venomous or faking venomosity (is that a word?) - dazzle camouflage, like zebras - social or cosmetic modification, as pink-haired humans - could get bright colors with age (look how long I've survived) - could be a mixture/alliance of different species (a bluejay/flamingo/cardinal delegation would be very colorful)
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Date: 2020-10-09 06:56 pm (UTC)Do we know anything about Avari evolution/environment/behavior or social structure? If they were Earth birds, 'rainbow colors' would indicate sexual dimorphism...and that the diplomatic group is all male. (Assuming their sex-and-gender stuff is similar to humans...)
Of course aliens, so:
- feathers could be designed for different visual consitions (bright red anglerfish) or eyes (ultraviolet flower markings; also see Blaschko's lines)
- males could be the limiting reproductive factor (seahorses), making females the 'look at me!' gender
- males doing dangerous stuff could be a way to show off (Jenkinsverse Gaoians, Bling of War)
- the entire species could be venomous or faking venomosity (is that a word?)
- dazzle camouflage, like zebras
- social or cosmetic modification, as pink-haired humans
- could get bright colors with age (look how long I've survived)
- could be a mixture/alliance of different species (a bluejay/flamingo/cardinal delegation would be very colorful)