Dear Matthew: Do birds have orgasms? — Parachute Woman, San Diego
Snails do (snails also kiss and engage in group sex), so it’s not too far-fetched to assume that birds do too. Scientists have applied blood pressure cuffs to cows, dogs, rats, rabbits, and monkeys during amorous encounters and noted a distinct buildup and discharge of physical tension in both males and females and labeled these “orgasms.” No such measurements exist for birds, but observations of their behavior lead some scientists to believe that, yes, there is an avian equivalent that reinforces the copulatory urge.
Dear Matthew: Do birds have orgasms? — Parachute Woman, San Diego
Snails do (snails also kiss and engage in group sex), so it’s not too far-fetched to assume that birds do too. Scientists have applied blood pressure cuffs to cows, dogs, rats, rabbits, and monkeys during amorous encounters and noted a distinct buildup and discharge of physical tension in both males and females and labeled these “orgasms.” No such measurements exist for birds, but observations of their behavior lead some scientists to believe that, yes, there is an avian equivalent that reinforces the copulatory urge.
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