Masturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished, say experts
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/01/masturbation-birds-natural-healthy-behaviour-study
https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jun/01/masturbation-birds-natural-healthy-behaviour-study
18 Comments
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 53 pts · 103d
Who, pray tell, is suggesting birds be punished for it?
PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.social · 58 pts · 103d
Cardinals
aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 103d
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 13 pts · 103d
Not just suggesting, the article says that some have even castrated their birds, which I didn't know was possible
bismuthbob@sopuli.xyz · 38 pts · 103d
I guess I'll have to stop choking my chicken, then.
csolisr@hub.azkware.net · 23 pts · 103d
Exactly, your chicken should be choking herself as is natural
terranoid@lemmy.cafe · 22 pts · 103d
The Goon Lord
SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 103d
Horny flying bastard
DonPiano@feddit.org · 2 pts · 102d
That's a girl
terranoid@lemmy.cafe · 3 pts · 102d
She can be a Goon Lord too. I see no hint of shame in those eyes.
PugJesus@piefed.social · 21 pts · 103d
... TIL people were punishing their fucking birds for whacking it.
SharkAttak@kbin.melroy.org · 10 pts · 103d
TIL that birds masturbate.
5inister@reddthat.com · 20 pts · 103d
Masturbation
among birdsis ‘natural’ and should not be punished. It's interesting how humanity has regulated its own biological behavior, we have rules for where and how to eat, sleep, defecate, urinate, menstruate, reproduce, masturbate, etc. I get that some of these came from hygiene and personal safety but still find it weird, and even weirder that some people expect birds to follow our social constructs.lvxferre@mander.xyz · 15 pts · 103d
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world · 10 pts · 103d
I'll just cross bird masturbation off my list of world problems then. Let's see... here it is on page 1129.
Ophrys@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 8 pts · 103d
But the bird will go TO HELL
Drusas@fedia.io · 6 pts · 103d
A link to an article isn't a meme.
toofpic@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 103d
My parakeet was fucking a swing perch in his cage. It was hanging perpendicular to another perch, so he would grab the swings from the side and go on his rodeo.
But personality was important to him, so every 15 seconds he would run to another "floor" where he had a mirror, say his version of "oh baby yeah it feels so good, call me your bird!" and then would run back upstairs to continue
Zerush@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 103d
Sexual preferences are private as long it don't hurt others
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06BFsQ_28Co