User blog comment:BastionMonk/Colorful dinosaurs/@comment-1791057-20130401190612/@comment-11047508-20130402112524

I beg to differ. If that was true, creatures with overly stark and contrasting colorations couldn't exist. Yet they do. Particularly in the tropics, where JP takes place. In most bird species the males are very colored. I don't think it was any different with other theropods.

they only have as much color as they can get away with and not get eaten.

In some species the males have very contrasting colors. Compared to the females with more earthy tones they are very easy to spot by predators. However, such males are still attractive to females. If those males can survive until mating season, it means they are very good survivers.