When a Monkey Loved a Deer…

found online by Raymond

 
From Marc Abrahams at The Journal of Improbable Research:

Love has always been difficult to define exactly. A newly published study adds nuance, or at least data, to the concept. The study is:

Interspecies sexual behaviour between a male Japanese macaque and female sika deer…”

“…Although Japanese macaques are known to ride deer, this individual showed clearly sexual behaviour towards several female deer, some of which tried to escape whilst others accepted the mount.”

Here’s pictorial detail from the study:

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One thought on “When a Monkey Loved a Deer…”

  1. But that’s a violation of natural law! They’re lucky that the nature police are so underfunded.

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