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Scientists document rare bull-donkey sexual bond in Ethiopia

Palagi and da Cruz describe the bond as a 'special relationship'

2 Nov 2 11:53 AM · 5d ago · 4 articles · 2 posts · 3 sources · development 2 of 3

In interviews with the Guardian, co-authors Elisabetta Palagi and André da Cruz say the animals actively sought each other out, with licking and rubbing continuing before and after mounting, and no sign of force or dominance.

Palagi and da Cruz describe the bond as a 'special relationship'
theguardian.com

“It is really, really unusual,”

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 2 claims were published in its stretch

  1. 3 outlets ‘It’s really, really unusual’: tender bond between male donkey and bull baffles scientists

    first by The Guardian, 5d ago · also Guardian Environment, Guardian Science

  2. 1 outlet This bull and male donkey formed an unusually deep social—and sexual—bond

    first by Scientific American, 5d ago

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