‘It’s really, really unusual’: tender bond between male donkey and bull baffles scientists
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Patroclo and Achille’s interspecies affair sheds new light on social and sexual relations between animals, scientists say In ancient myth, Achilles and Patroclus were two Greek heroes of the Trojan war whose intense bond was believed by some to have turned into a sexual relationship. Sex between animals of the same sex is widespread in nature. Covered by 3 outlets: 1 lean left, 2 are centre.
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‘It’s really, really unusual’: tender bond between male donkey and bull baffles scientists
Patroclo and Achille’s interspecies affair sheds new light on social and sexual relations between animals, scientists say In ancient myth, Achilles and Patroclus were two Greek heroes of the Trojan war whose intense bond was believed by some to have turned into a sexual...
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An interspecies gay love story: Scientists discover an 'unusual sexual bond' between a bull and a male donkey
Scientists have discovered an 'unusual sexual bond' between a bull and a male donkey, with the animals repeatedly choosing each other - despite having plenty of females around them.
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An unusual sexual bond between a bull and a male donkey
Sex between animals of the same sex is widespread in nature. But researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology on Nov. 2 describe an unusual partnership involving an ongoing sexual relationship between a bull and a male donkey living on an Ethiopian plateau.
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