I'm not sure this question even makes sense

[james_davis_nicoll]

But why are humans so drab compared to, say, birds? Is it just that mammals in general have lousy color vision (although ours is better than average) and that we're descended from animals that wouldn't have been able to make use of a wide variety of fur colors or is it that there's something about fur and hair that inherently limits its palette?

I will admit this ranks lower on my "inherent human features that require fixing" than the vitamin C thing, particularly given the existance of non-toxic dyes.

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[arielstarshadow.livejournal.com]

On a slightly-related note...

Did you see the little news blurb about the PINK lizard they found somewhere on the Galapagos Islands?

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It's an iguana. They apparently have pink and yellow iguanas in the Galapagos, which means that if one were careful one could have an ENTIRE EASTER BASKET OF IGUANAS!!!!

I like iguanas. I am not allowed to have one, however, because they are not cats.