Why do hot pepper plants exist? Wouldn’t it have been an evolutionary disadvantage to have fruits that were painful for animals to eat?

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Why do hot pepper plants exist? Wouldn’t it have been an evolutionary disadvantage to have fruits that were painful for animals to eat?

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It only hurts mammals. Birds aren’t able to feel the heat

And then by sheer luck, humans *liked* the way it hurt and now hot peppers are everywhere lol

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