Frogs Are Irrational

Plants and Animals





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Túngara frogs rely on voice, rather than looks, for sex appeal, but other voices can confuse. Credit: Brian Gratwicke via Wikimedia Commons

In news that might interest the newly single Miss Piggy, frogs have been observed to allow irrelevant factors to influence their mating choices. While similar behavioral traits have been demonstrated in humans, the finding shows how fundamental irrationality is to our psychology, exposing processes that rely on an assumption of rationality.