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Id say they're making it sexual by saying it's sexual but its not sexual
Did you sleep during biology class? Sexual dimorphism refers to the different morphological characteristics, like outward appearances, between the sexes within a species. Like how male birds are often more colorful than female birds.
Ohh ok. Well thanks for explaining but you didn't have to be mean at the start
"Sexual" in this context just means relating to different sexes, it's not saying they're doing it to be sexually appealing (I hope at least)
It is sexual, because the big noses are supposed to be attractive to the female monkeys. It shows the male is healthy and thus worth it to reproduce with.