• jlow (he/him)
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    2 years ago

    Lol, I can’t help but imagine the researchers armed with stopwatches and clipboards peeping on all that steamy alligator sex 👍

    • Rose Thorne(She/Her)
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      242 years ago

      “Can you confirm they’re having sex?”

      “From what I can tell.”

      “I didn’t ask if you can ‘tell’ they’re having sex, I asked if you can CONFIRM sex. Are we two men standing in a swamp watching two gators maybe hump, or are we goddamn SCIENTISTS looking to understand the nature of sexuality as presented in the wild? Because I put my Science wellies on this morning, unlike someone who CAN’T CONFIRM TO ME IF THIS IS ALLIGATOR HOMOSEXUALITY OR NOT!”

  • @[email protected]
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    82 years ago

    Were the results corrected for observation time? If male/male mating takes twice as long as male/female mating then the probability of observation should double.

  • @[email protected]
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    1242 years ago

    I know this is just a meme and a pretty funny one at that, but my autistic ass with a science degree simply must mention that behaviour observed in captivity is not necessarily indicative of behaviour in the wild.

    Go read the study though it’s a very cool read and easily found online.

    • Bob
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      1132 years ago

      “We have to temper our excitement about the gay alligators” isn’t an easy pill to swallow.

    • @[email protected]
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      62 years ago

      “they’re putting so much shit in the water, it’s turning the damn alligators gay!”

      You can’t logic yourself out of a position you didn’t logic yourself into lol

    • @[email protected]
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      122 years ago

      No. The study just confirms that gays flirt as long as it takes to break their target’s will. To be safe, gay behavior has to be forbidden.

      • @[email protected]
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        32 years ago

        in fact, all republican politicians will take it upon themselves to perform conversion therapy in their bedrooms to contain the gayness.