Why Do Penguins Wear Tuxedos?

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Penguins are infamous for being ready for any formal event, yet it seems that we're still unsure why they, and numerous animals have this distinct color contrast. Thanks to Brilliant for supporting this episode of SciShow. Go to https://Brilliant.org/SciShow to grab a gift subscription to help your loved one spark a lifelong love of learning. Correction to the credits for this video: Writer: Brendan Cole Fact Checker: Kyle Nackers Hosted by: Michael Aranda SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at http://www.scishowtangents.org ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Huge thanks go to the following Patreon supporters for helping us keep SciShow free for everyone forever: Kevin Carpentier, Eric Jensen, Matt Curls, Sam Buck, Christopher R Boucher, Avi Yashchin, Adam Brainard, Greg , Alex Hackman, Sam Lutfi, D.A. Noe, Piya Shedden, Scott Satovsky Jr.Charles Southerland, Patrick D. Ashmore, charles george, Kevin Bealer, Chris Peters ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://www.jstor.org/stable/4068693?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2674085/ https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jon_Blount/publication/40701561_The_adaptive_significan

Published 2019-12-17 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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