TIL: Why Do These Monkeys Have Big, Colorful Butts? | Today I Learned

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[Music] so female mandrels they do actually like

so female mandrels they do actually like

so female mandrels they do actually like meals with nice big colorful bumps the

meals with nice big colorful bumps the

meals with nice big colorful bumps the male’s they are so handsome

male’s they are so handsome

male’s they are so handsome they have both pink purple blue and red

they have both pink purple blue and red

they have both pink purple blue and red and it shines so brightly that you have

and it shines so brightly that you have

and it shines so brightly that you have no doubt where he is when he walks in in

no doubt where he is when he walks in in

no doubt where he is when he walks in in the forest far away from you

like other monkeys and if they live in a

like other monkeys and if they live in a hierarchy so if you look into a troop of

hierarchy so if you look into a troop of

hierarchy so if you look into a troop of mandrels there will always be one

mandrels there will always be one

mandrels there will always be one mandrels more colorful than all the

mandrels more colorful than all the

mandrels more colorful than all the other males and there will be the high

other males and there will be the high

other males and there will be the high ranking male and the lower ranking male

ranking male and the lower ranking male

ranking male and the lower ranking male they will also have palace but they will

they will also have palace but they will

they will also have palace but they will be less fleshy actually the male’s they

be less fleshy actually the male’s they

be less fleshy actually the male’s they actually fight for the middle in the

actually fight for the middle in the

actually fight for the middle in the little monkey society so when a lower

little monkey society so when a lower

little monkey society so when a lower ranking mandrill is fighting his way up

ranking mandrill is fighting his way up

ranking mandrill is fighting his way up through the rank when they win the crown

through the rank when they win the crown

through the rank when they win the crown if you can say that his testosterone

if you can say that his testosterone

if you can say that his testosterone will actually rise and the colourful

will actually rise and the colourful

will actually rise and the colourful face and bum will actually come by

face and bum will actually come by

face and bum will actually come by itself so the high level of testosterone

itself so the high level of testosterone

itself so the high level of testosterone actually leads them to lose hair on

actually leads them to lose hair on

actually leads them to lose hair on their bum so the bright skin is

their bum so the bright skin is

their bum so the bright skin is displayed even more the advantages of

displayed even more the advantages of

displayed even more the advantages of being big and colorful is that you get

being big and colorful is that you get

being big and colorful is that you get the right to mate with the females

the right to mate with the females

the right to mate with the females [Music]

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[Music] it does show which mail will give her

it does show which mail will give her

it does show which mail will give her the good kids so it’s the ability to

the good kids so it’s the ability to

the good kids so it’s the ability to actually color increase or color enhance

actually color increase or color enhance

actually color increase or color enhance that tells all the females that while

that tells all the females that while

that tells all the females that while your ladies come come to me because I

your ladies come come to me because I

your ladies come come to me because I can give you your good offspring the pie

can give you your good offspring the pie

can give you your good offspring the pie ah

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