 The winner and the loser of the fight were then, separately, given a choice between spending time next to the watching female or to a new female.The winner courted both females equally, but the loser spent more time next to the new female, avoiding the watcher female.In this species, females prefer males they have seen win a fight over males they have seen losing, and it therefore makes sense for a male to prefer a female that has never seen him as opposed to a female that has seen him lose.