charlieboy
Jogging around the block
So I got a great teacher in my biology of sexuality class, and he talks about animal, plant and cellular reproduction a lot, which is really cool.
He started talking about how chimpanzees and bonobos are pretty much the only animals, aside from humans, who masturbate and play sexual games. So of course, I had to ask him about parrots masturbating, and if it's for pleasure or if they think they have a chance to reproduce that way or whatever, since Cookie would masturbate a bunch when he was around 4 years old, thanks to innapropriate toy choice because of our initial ignorance.
He answered saying that most times when we think animals are masturbating, they are just itching and to be careful about misinformation. But to me, Cookie definitely wasn't just itching.
We then talked about how domesticated animals, humans included, are the only ones who can mate all year long. And it made me wonder, if parrots really do masturbate, is it a produce of domestication or do they do so in the wild too?
I haven't done any research yet as I've got a busy day, I just thought I'd share my reflexion in case you guys had answers and reading suggestions for me to do, so thanks in advance!
He started talking about how chimpanzees and bonobos are pretty much the only animals, aside from humans, who masturbate and play sexual games. So of course, I had to ask him about parrots masturbating, and if it's for pleasure or if they think they have a chance to reproduce that way or whatever, since Cookie would masturbate a bunch when he was around 4 years old, thanks to innapropriate toy choice because of our initial ignorance.
He answered saying that most times when we think animals are masturbating, they are just itching and to be careful about misinformation. But to me, Cookie definitely wasn't just itching.
We then talked about how domesticated animals, humans included, are the only ones who can mate all year long. And it made me wonder, if parrots really do masturbate, is it a produce of domestication or do they do so in the wild too?
I haven't done any research yet as I've got a busy day, I just thought I'd share my reflexion in case you guys had answers and reading suggestions for me to do, so thanks in advance!