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[-] Eccentric@sh.itjust.works 126 points 1 year 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.

[-] MadBob@feddit.nl 113 points 1 year ago

"We have to temper our excitement about the gay alligators" isn't an easy pill to swallow.

[-] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 53 points 1 year ago

You want to challenge the study results? Then you gotta go record wild gator sex statistics.

[-] Arbiter@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago

I don’t mix business and pleasure.

[-] CluckN@lemmy.world 68 points 1 year ago

Imagine dedicating 6 years to get a PhD and then watching 2 alligators bang for 36 minutes.

[-] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 39 points 1 year ago

...and??

That's the shit you sign up for by doing a PhD!!

(..and I'm not joking lmao. Research often is like this, and it's good!)

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Nah the fun part is designing the experiment. But zoologists are weird like this

[-] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Aka - The Dream

[-] devz0r@kbin.social 42 points 1 year ago
[-] nautilus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 1 year ago
[-] trailing9@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year 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.

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 year ago

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

[-] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year 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

[-] germanatlas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Florida about to ban their state animal

[-] jlow@beehaw.org 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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

[-] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 25 points 1 year 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!"

[-] jlow@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

For 2205 seconds!

[-] jarfil@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

1,060 seconds, or over 17 minutes... nice stamina.

[-] ChillCapybara@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 year ago

Myyyy tail shake brings scaly bois to the yard and they top, for several seconds more.

[-] trailing9@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year 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.

[-] outer_spec@lemmy.studio 1 points 1 year ago

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