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

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aeronmelon@lemmy.world · 53 pts · 103d (3 replies)

Who, pray tell, is suggesting birds be punished for it?

PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.social · 58 pts · 103d (1 reply)

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 (1 reply)

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 (3 replies)

The Goon Lord

SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml · 7 pts · 103d

Horny flying bastard

DonPiano@feddit.org · 2 pts · 102d (1 reply)

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 (1 reply)

... 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 birds is ‘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
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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