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Scientists document rare bull-donkey sexual bond in Ethiopia

Social media users embrace the story as welcome light news

3 Nov 2 1:29 PM · 5d ago · 3 posts · 2 sources · development 3 of 3

Posts sharing the Guardian article circulate on Mastodon, with users framing it as a charming, low-stakes piece of science reporting.

Social media users embrace the story as welcome light news
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“Look, it's just a really nice little article. Let me have this, okay?”

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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 1 claim were published in its stretch

  1. 1 outlet This Bull and Male Donkey Have a Surprisingly Sexual Relationship, Providing Insights Into Interspecies and Same-Sex Bonds

    first by Smithsonian, 2d ago

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