Animals in nature are different from humans in terms of gender characteristics. Animals are usually males look better than females.
For example, peacocks with beautiful tail wings are all male peacocks, not female peacocks; male lions have beautiful and domineering manes, while female lions are bare; The horns on the head of male deer are large and complex, very artistic, but the horns of female deer are very small.
Females in the animal kingdom have priority in mating
Because when animals court mates, the ones who take the initiative are males. In order to win the right to mate, they have evolved a good-looking appearance , in order to better display themselves and attract females.
That is to say, in the animal kingdom, females have priority in mating rights, so males have to cater to females . Looking at humans, women are more beautiful than men, and women's bodies are much smaller than men.
Men are usually taller, with thicker bones and more body hair than women. Not only are women much smaller in stature, they are also gentler in appearance than men.
Although with the continuous changes of human aesthetics, women with heroic appearance are also beauties. Moreover, even if a woman's appearance is not so soft and has a slightly masculine appearance, compared with men, she is still gentle, and she can tell that she is a woman at a glance.
Why are humans and animals opposites in this regard?
This kind of behavior exists in the animal world. It is the evolution of reproductive needs and the selection of genes. Darwin once pointed out that animals will fight and compete with each other for the right to mate. They will show their strong or good-looking appearance to females, indicating that their genes are better.
Male animals usually complete their reproductive tasks after mating, and then the females go through a long pregnancy period and give birth to offspring. In most cases, they will raise the children alone.
Except for oviparous animals that can give birth to many offspring at one time, mammals have a very limited number of offspring at one time. Moreover, the estrus period of animals is short. If you miss the mating season this year, you will have to wait next year. Therefore, it is not easy for males to continue their genes, so they must actively work hard during mating to defeat their opponents and win the female's mating choice.
The same is true for females. In order to give birth to a healthy and excellent offspring during the annual estrus period, when choosing a mate, you must carefully choose a strong and good-looking male.
In this case, over time, male animals have evolved obvious characteristics, whether it is body shape or appearance.
Self-protection of female animals
Then why can’t females look better, with beautiful and dazzling hair or horns like males?
This is also evolved from living in nature. Because male animals basically do not bear the responsibility of raising offspring, females usually give birth to their offspring alone and live with their children alone.
In order to protect themselves and their children, females will not evolve a dazzling appearance. The more ordinary they look, the more protective they are for females.
But when we look at penguins, animals where parents raise their children together, we will find that there is not much difference in appearance between females and males. For example, emperor penguin 's father is an expert in raising babies, does not need to protect himself in any way, and the female penguin can safely grow up to look as good-looking as the male penguin.
However, this does not mean that male penguins have an easier time courting than lions and tigers. During the mating season, male penguins also have to fight for female penguins. This is a tradition in the animal kingdom. Whether it is showing strength or beauty, it is a means of displaying excellent genes.
Then why does the law of survival of animals in nature not apply to humans?
The simplest answer is: because humans are the most advanced animals, humans' thoughts and behaviors are more complex, and their reproductive structures are different. Human beings are in "estrus" at any time. Women ovulate every month and have the opportunity to give birth twelve times a year.
Human mate selection is more advanced and complex.
In human civilization, men and women are equal. Although the division of labor in social roles is different, they are the same in personality. Marriage is a process of mutual choice between men and women, and forming a family is a voluntary process by both parties, not just for the purpose of reproducing offspring.
Therefore, not only women are choosing men, but men are also choosing women.. Moreover, human aesthetics are more diversified. When choosing a mate, humans do not just look at appearance, but also look at various strengths and whether the personality is suitable. Men don’t have to fight for mating rights like animals, so they don’t have to look special.
However, men will bear more physical labor in society, so most men are larger than women in body shape.
In fact, humans do not necessarily mean that women are prettier than men. With the diversification of aesthetics, everyone has a different definition of beauty. Therefore, there is no real difference between beauty and ugliness between men and women. We think women are more beautiful, probably because of their natural tendency to dress up.
As society becomes more and more inclusive, men have begun to pay attention to their appearance. However, certain unspoken rules of society prevent men from dressing themselves in a feminine way. Their way of dressing up is simpler and more practical.
In fact, in ancient my country, both men and women wore robes, especially in the Song Dynasty, men also liked to wear flowers on their heads.
Everything is a matter of the evolution of social civilization. After entering the patriarchal era, men have priority in choosing a mate. So women dress up to make themselves more beautiful to gain the choice of men.
There is another big difference between humans and animals. Both females and males in the animal kingdom have good hunting abilities. In ancient times, men were engaged in hunting. Women could only undertake some simple jobs due to the disparity in physical strength, so men had a greater say.
Women have to live dependent on men and can only obey and find ways to please men. This is also the reason why men were superior to women in ancient times. In addition, in ancient wars, all men served in the army, and the mortality rate was high, making it even more precious. Precious things naturally enjoy priority.
With the development of human civilization and social productivity, women's status in society is getting higher and higher. We will find that men today are more good-looking than men in the past..
In the future, in addition to gender differences, the appearance gap between men and women will become smaller and smaller. This can be seen from the actors' cross-dressing performances.
The rule of evolution is that whatever humans need, they will evolve.
