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Scientists document rare bull-donkey sexual bond in Ethiopia

Defector details how researchers stumbled on the pair

1 Nov 2 11:00 AM · 5d ago · 9 articles · 2 sources · development 1 of 3

Defector reports the relationship was first spotted by Palagi's students while they were studying geladas nearby, and situates the finding within a broader, growing body of research on underreported same-sex and cross-species sexual behavior in animals.

Defector details how researchers stumbled on the pair
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“What was an unexpected observation for us was evidently a familiar sight to them,”

Elisabetta Palagi

Elisabetta Palagi Evolutionary biologist, University of PisaAndré da Cruz PhD student, University of PisaAchille The bullPatroclo The male donkey

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Reported in the same hours no headline names this development itself — these 3 claims were published in its stretch

  1. 4 outlets An unusual sexual bond between a bull and a male donkey

    first by Phys.org, 5d ago · also ScienceAlert, Mirage News, EurekAlert!

    2 more headlines
  2. 1 outlet When a bull falls for a donkey: what an unlikely relationship reveals about animal sexuality

    first by The Conversation, 5d ago

  3. 1 outlet The Bull And Male Donkey Who Choose Each Other Again And Again (For Sex)

    first by Defector, 5d ago

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