Skin & Bones - Big Idea: Visual Signaling

Many organisms use signaling systems. The most brightly Mandrill males have the highest status and dominate in a group. This system is reinforced by females showing a preference for more brightly colored males.

This video is one of a series taken from the mobile app Skin & Bones. The app brings animal skeletons to life through 3D imagery in the Bone Hall at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.
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