Why Red Looks Like a Cardinal
Red's round silhouette borrows a biological color code. It is not pure invention. The Angry Birds character resembles a male Northern cardinal, whose red feathers are built from carotenoid pigments obtained through diet rather than manufactured from nothing inside the body.The resemblance is sharper than a cartoon joke. Carotenoids act through pigment deposition and feather coloration, turning foo...More
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