Current Events > Scientists: Japanese Monkeys Are Having 'Sexual Interactions' With Deer

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Kradek
12/16/17 2:54:22 PM
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https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/12/15/571175252/scientists-say-japanese-monkeys-are-having-sexual-interactions-with-deer

Adolescent female monkeys in Japan have repeatedly engaged in sexual behaviors with sika deer, for reasons that are not yet clear, according to researchers who study macaque behavior.

The study, published in the peer-reviewed Archives of Sexual Behavior, follows up on a single report from earlier this year of a male macaque mounting a female sika deer on Yakushima Island.

That report was intriguing, but a co-author of the new study told The Guardian it was essentially anecdotal. "Even the sexual nature of this interaction was not clearly demonstrated," said Nolle Gunst, a researcher at the University of Lethbridge in Canada. So she and her colleagues sought to nail down the nature of the mounting.

Looking at a different set of relationships adolescent female monkeys and deer, particularly male deer, in Minoo, Japan the researchers found interactions that definitely seemed to be sexual in nature. (The female monkeys were climbing onto the deer and grinding their genitals against the deer's backs. Yes, there's video.)

Japanese macaques are known to ride deer like humans ride horses, for fun or transportation behavior the deer seem to tolerate in exchange for grooming and discarded food. But these monkeys were up to something different.

The researchers compared the monkey-deer interactions, which happened during mating season, with homosexual monkey-monkey interactions, where female macaques mount each other. They paid close attention to the "mounting postures" the monkeys assumed on the deer, and the vocalizations they made, to determine that the interactions were, in fact, sexual ... at least for the monkeys.

Some of the deer shook the monkeys off and fled the situation. But adult male deer, in particular, were likely to just stand calmly as the female monkeys thrusted. In some cases, the male deer kept eating.

Five of the female monkeys had "successful heterospecific consortships" with deer. That is, they had "a temporary, but exclusive, sexual association" with an individual from another species, with "three or more mounts within a 10-minute period."

All told there were 13 successful pairings and 258 separate mounts.

There were eight failed attempts as well. In some of those cases, the monkey-deer interaction was interrupted because another young female macaque came along, "successfully displaced the original adolescent female mounters and took over the deer to start their own heterospecic consortships," the researchers noted. That was not a plot twist they had anticipated.

And the interactions went beyond the mere moment of thrusting. The "monkey-to-deer solicitations ... were persistent and conspicuous," the researchers write. Young female monkeys would identify a "particular target" and make calls that sound identical to the ones in monkey-on-monkey courtship.

If the deer avoided the interaction, "the female monkeys often displayed sexually motivated tantrums which consisted of crouching on the ground, body spasms and screaming, while gazing at the deer," the study found.

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Kradek
12/16/17 2:54:36 PM
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So. What does this all mean?

Sexual interactions between animals of different species are not unheard of (even when you take human behavior out of the equation). But most of them don't look like these monkey-deer consortships.

Often the animals are of very similar, related species, and the mating might just be a case of mistaken identity. Clearly, that's not the case here. Writing with significant understatement, the researchers note that "this interpretation is implausible in our case because the anatomical differences between Japanese macaques and sika deer are profound."

Scientists have five theories about why the young monkeys might seek out sexual relationships with deer.

First, it might be a way for a less-mature monkey to practice for future sex with other monkeys.

Second, it might be a less dangerous way for a young female macaque physically smaller than male macaques to have a sexual interaction. That's the "safe sex" hypothesis, as the scientists put it. It's similar to one explanation for why young female macaques have sex with each other.

Third, they might be an option for young macaques with no available sexual partners of their own species. Apparently adolescent female macaques are not the "preferred" partner for male macaques and are "routinely rejected." This is what the researchers call the "best of a bad job" hypothesis.

Fourth, it might be the result of nonsexual interactions, with macaques riding deer either for fun or for transport and discovering it's a source of genital stimulation that they then seek out on purpose.

Finally, the researchers say, this might be a kind of cultural practice. Japanese macaques display different behaviors in different locations some wash their food, or take hot-spring baths, or play with snowballs.

Adolescent females grinding on the backs of deer might similarly be a cultural phenomenon. But it has only been observed at Minoo within the past few years.

"The monkey-deer sexual interactions reported in our paper may reflect the early stage development of a new behavioural tradition at Minoo," Gunst-Leca told The Guardian.

Alternatively, the paper notes, it could be a "short-lived fad." Time will tell.

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Turbam
12/16/17 2:59:31 PM
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Japan has gone too far this time
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Skye Reynolds
12/16/17 3:00:41 PM
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Breaking News: Nintendo introduces Diddy Kong's new girlfriend

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RebelElite791
12/16/17 3:01:38 PM
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Every day Japan strays further from God's light
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CensorErik
12/16/17 3:02:33 PM
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This will be the coolest thing I've read on here all month.
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kuwab0
12/16/17 3:02:47 PM
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Kradek
12/16/17 3:56:05 PM
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RebelElite791 posted...
Every day Japan strays further from God's light


Assuming that a god created all the animals who aren't exceptional like humans and don't have free will wouldn't this be the will and act of said god?
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Kradek
12/16/17 3:56:38 PM
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kuwab0 posted...
At least someone's having sex in Japan


And boom goes the dynamite.
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Kradek
12/16/17 3:57:17 PM
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CensorErik posted...
This will be the coolest thing I've read on here all month.


Glad I could help :D

As soon as I found this article I knew I had to share it as much as I could.
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the_cajun88
12/16/17 3:58:27 PM
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this is how puppymonkeybaby happened
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UnfairRepresent
12/16/17 3:58:35 PM
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kuwab0 posted...
At least someone's having sex in Japan

Bang!
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ModLogic
12/16/17 3:59:37 PM
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wackyteen
12/16/17 4:01:14 PM
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even monkeys know about bestiality
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glitteringfairy
12/16/17 4:02:17 PM
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Turbam posted...
Japan has gone too far this time

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SpiralDrift
12/16/17 4:06:06 PM
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Some of the deer shook the monkeys off and fled the situation. But adult male deer, in particular, were likely to just stand calmly as the female monkeys thrusted. In some cases, the male deer kept eating.

This is where I lost it.

Japan.
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Inferno Dive Dragoon
12/16/17 4:18:31 PM
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So I hear bucks are the new bulls.
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MorbidFaithless
12/16/17 4:24:18 PM
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Japanese macaques are known to ride deer like humans ride horses, for fun or transportation behavior the deer seem to tolerate in exchange for grooming and discarded food.

That is crazy but cool
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Talks
12/16/17 4:29:52 PM
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I'm having trouble picturing this... the female monkeys thrusted the deer dicks into themselves while the deer stands? Do the monkeys do hand stands?
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SpiralDrift
12/16/17 4:32:11 PM
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Talks posted...
I'm having trouble picturing this... the female monkeys thrusted the deer dicks into themselves while the deer stands? Do the monkeys do hand stands?

I think they just dry hump their backs. The "researchers" seemed to have a pretty broad definition of a successful pairing.
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CapnMuffin
12/16/17 4:32:40 PM
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SpiralDrift posted...
Some of the deer shook the monkeys off and fled the situation. But adult male deer, in particular, were likely to just stand calmly as the female monkeys thrusted. In some cases, the male deer kept eating.

This is where I lost it.

Japan.

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GiftedACIII
12/16/17 8:44:22 PM
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Who knew the future of diversity would start in Japan?
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Sayoria
12/16/17 8:53:28 PM
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Oo deer.
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CreekCo
12/16/17 10:25:58 PM
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RebelElite791 posted...
Every day Japan strays further from God's light


Lol
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DrizztLink
12/16/17 10:29:30 PM
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A Novel Idea
12/17/17 3:26:08 PM
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Personally I don't consider having sex in public, highly visible and open locations to be pretty kosher myself and in fact doing so can become an entire horror movie in of itself. Like what happened when former WWE Intercontinental Champion William Regal lost his virginity in the streets of Blackpool England when he was a wee barely legal adult.

http://pbs.twimg.com/media/BPaNwnTCIAEg0gf.jpg

Regal was new to the Wrestling world and had spent the last several months getting his ass kicked by men twice his size with 20 times his experience. Then one day while backstage getting prepared to referee a main event tag team match, a beautiful young Scottish lass approached him out of no where and started coming onto him. Fiercely and aggressively, until she straight up invited him to have sex with her in the back of the ring-truck.

http://www.onlineworldofwrestling.com/pictures/w/williamregal/15.jpg

Regal was nervous and awestruck but he was as stubborn and determined outside of the ring as he was in it. So he agreed and let her lead him into the truck and onto some sound equipment. He was so bedazzled, excited and confused that he didn't realize it was a trap. Close to the entire ring-crew and half the active roster where standing around and watching as he lost his virginity forever.

It took 5 seconds for him to realize that he was surrounded, and then his excitement turned into horror. Even the youthful Scottish girl was laughing now as the booming entrance music could be heard in the distance and she said "Weren't you supposed to be doing something?" reminding him of the tag main event match he was supposed to be officiating right at that moment.

The Rookie Regal literally jumped out of the truck, desperately clawing at his pants, or should we say trousers to get them back on as he sprinted to the ring. However once he scrambled inside the squared circle, out of breath and calling for the opening bell. Steve Peacock (one of the fellow wrestlers) grabbed a microphone and said "Ladies and Gentlemen we apologize but we can't wrestle with a referee who has a massive erection!"

Causing the entire arena to burst into laughter at the humiliated and emasculated Regal.

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And everyone remembers their first time, no matter how brief. So this memory has been permanently burned into the enigmatic Englishman's mind. And at this point you gotta believe that Regal would rather have had to deal with a 7 foot tall creepy monster (hell he's wrestled the 6'10, 336 pound Devil's Favorite Demon Kane a few times) that wants to kill him and his girl in private isolation over thousands of fans and everyone he respects pointing and laughing at him in public exposed locations.

Personally I'd consider that to be stupid behavior over the interspecies interaction in the topic post.
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Sayoria
12/19/17 12:05:38 AM
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Th3HonestTruth posted...
wrong account?


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the_cajun88
12/19/17 1:25:28 AM
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LArcEnCieIX
12/19/17 2:07:23 AM
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macaques lollll
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Scotty_Rogers
12/20/17 10:08:33 AM
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Turbam posted...
Japan has gone too far this time


lmao
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Vultis_Zales
12/20/17 10:21:59 AM
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First penguins with cardboard cutouts now its monkeys and dears what next ?
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Ammonitida
12/20/17 10:39:37 AM
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josifrees
12/20/17 11:49:04 AM
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Those poor deer look traumatized
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Kradek
12/20/17 6:08:48 PM
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josifrees posted...
Those poor deer look traumatized


Not all of them:

Some of the deer shook the monkeys off and fled the situation. But adult male deer, in particular, were likely to just stand calmly as the female monkeys thrusted. In some cases, the male deer kept eating.

lol
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12/20/17 6:12:18 PM
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SpiralDrift
12/21/17 12:05:29 AM
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Ammonitida posted...
Here's the porn.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G-Li7zIt5vA

If this is the highlight reel that's pretty disappointing compared to the way they made it sound. There was barely any action.
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MoreRpgs
12/21/17 12:07:17 AM
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Japan
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PtlessAgmnts
12/25/17 5:47:26 AM
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Trump's world
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UnfairRepresent
12/26/17 1:52:25 PM
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Kradek posted...
josifrees posted...
Those poor deer look traumatized


Not all of them:

Some of the deer shook the monkeys off and fled the situation. But adult male deer, in particular, were likely to just stand calmly as the female monkeys thrusted. In some cases, the male deer kept eating.

lol

lol
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GiftedACIII
12/28/17 4:26:12 AM
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Who knew the future of diversity would start in Japan?
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Kradek
12/28/17 10:50:54 AM
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GiftedACIII posted...
Who knew the future of diversity would start in Japan?


They've got to combat that declining birthrate somehow
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GiftedACIII
12/30/17 3:26:36 AM
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Kradek posted...
GiftedACIII posted...
Who knew the future of diversity would start in Japan?


They've got to combat that declining birthrate somehow

Soon we will have real life catgirls
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Kradek
12/30/17 3:38:54 PM
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GiftedACIII posted...
Kradek posted...
GiftedACIII posted...
Who knew the future of diversity would start in Japan?


They've got to combat that declining birthrate somehow

Soon we will have real life catgirls


Don't get my hopes up, son.
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PtlessAgmnts
01/01/18 2:40:24 AM
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Trump's world
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Third_Eye
01/03/18 2:12:13 AM
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this is gold
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GiftedACIII
01/05/18 2:13:37 AM
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Kradek posted...
GiftedACIII posted...
Kradek posted...
GiftedACIII posted...
Who knew the future of diversity would start in Japan?


They've got to combat that declining birthrate somehow

Soon we will have real life catgirls


Don't get my hopes up, son.

https://imgur.com/gallery/IPzSl
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GiftedACIII
01/07/18 1:24:57 AM
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Kradek posted...
GiftedACIII posted...
Kradek posted...
GiftedACIII posted...
Who knew the future of diversity would start in Japan?


They've got to combat that declining birthrate somehow

Soon we will have real life catgirls


Don't get my hopes up, son.

https://imgur.com/gallery/IPzSl
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