There is the age old philosophic question of why dogs lick their genitals, and ancient wisdom concludes "because they can". Not a very scientific answer, but at least for men it makes sense. So I was surprised that a study of Cape ground squirrels in Namibia sought to explain why the dominant males orally and manually masturbate themselves. Some theories suggested they couldn't find a willing female, or they wanted to clear out old sperm before mating, but these didn't make sense as most squirrels masturbated after they mated. In a stroke of brilliance the researcher Jane Waterman concluded it was to clean their genitals after mating so they wouldn't get a sexually transmitted disease. I honestly didn't realize it was such a problem among our furry friends. More importantly how would they know that cleaning would reduce the risk? The simplest answer may be best. "Because they can".Thursday, October 14, 2010
Sometimes you feel like a nut
There is the age old philosophic question of why dogs lick their genitals, and ancient wisdom concludes "because they can". Not a very scientific answer, but at least for men it makes sense. So I was surprised that a study of Cape ground squirrels in Namibia sought to explain why the dominant males orally and manually masturbate themselves. Some theories suggested they couldn't find a willing female, or they wanted to clear out old sperm before mating, but these didn't make sense as most squirrels masturbated after they mated. In a stroke of brilliance the researcher Jane Waterman concluded it was to clean their genitals after mating so they wouldn't get a sexually transmitted disease. I honestly didn't realize it was such a problem among our furry friends. More importantly how would they know that cleaning would reduce the risk? The simplest answer may be best. "Because they can".
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