The blue-footed booby (pictured) is an extraordinary-looking bird. It has fairly dull plumage but strikingly coloured blue legs and feet. What could be the evolutionary benefit of such a conspicuous feature? Both sexes have blue feet so they don鈥檛 seem to be for impressing potential mates.
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