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These Lizards Have Been Playing Rock-Paper-Scissors

The Side-Blotched lizard have been playing a game of rock-paper-scissors for the last 15 million years to try and win females!


Male side-blotched lizards have more than one way to get the girl. Orange males are bullies. Yellows are sneaks. Blues team up with a buddy to protect their territories. Who wins? It depends – on a genetic game of rock-paper-scissors.