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"Musical notes and rhythmwere first acquired for the sake of charmingthe opposite sex." ...

Explained • S01E20 • 2018

"Musical notes and rhythm
were first acquired for the sake of charming
the opposite sex." [narrator] Like a peacock,
that beautiful tail isn't necessarily
helping the bird survive. But it might have signaled
something like that at first. [caws] But often when that's the case, you can see
some kind of progression of an ability as you get closer
on the evolutionary tree to humans, that maybe there'll be
more musical ability

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"Musical notes and rhythm were first acquired

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for the sake of charming the opposite sex."

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[narrator] Like a peacock, that beautiful tail

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isn't necessarily helping the bird survive.

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But it might have signaled something like that at first.

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[caws]

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But often when that's the case,

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you can see some kind of progression of an ability

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as you get closer on the evolutionary tree to humans,

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that maybe there'll be more musical ability.

Duration

28 seconds

Views

20

Timestamp in Movie

00:16:00

Uploaded

Jun 27, 2025

Season

1

Episode

20

Genres

Production

Amicus Productions

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Movie Summary

A documentary series that looks to explore the big questions of today.