I know this is just a meme and a pretty funny one at that, but my autistic ass with a science degree simply must mention that behaviour observed in captivity is not necessarily indicative of behaviour in the wild.
Go read the study though it's a very cool read and easily found online.
Were the results corrected for observation time? If male/male mating takes twice as long as male/female mating then the probability of observation should double.
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Eccentric@sh.itjust.works · 126 pts · 2y
I know this is just a meme and a pretty funny one at that, but my autistic ass with a science degree simply must mention that behaviour observed in captivity is not necessarily indicative of behaviour in the wild.
Go read the study though it's a very cool read and easily found online.
MadBob@feddit.nl · 113 pts · 2y
"We have to temper our excitement about the gay alligators" isn't an easy pill to swallow.
wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one · 53 pts · 2y
You want to challenge the study results? Then you gotta go record wild gator sex statistics.
Arbiter@lemmy.world · 47 pts · 2y
I don’t mix business and pleasure.
CluckN@lemmy.world · 74 pts · 2y
Imagine dedicating 6 years to get a PhD and then watching 2 alligators bang for 36 minutes.
SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 39 pts · 2y
...and??
That's the shit you sign up for by doing a PhD!!
(..and I'm not joking lmao. Research often is like this, and it's good!)
captainlezbian@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
Nah the fun part is designing the experiment. But zoologists are weird like this
bitsplease@lemmy.ml · 5 pts · 2y
Aka - The Dream
devz0r@kbin.social · 41 pts · 2y
gaytors
nautilus@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 29 pts · 2y
homophobes in shambles
trailing9@lemmy.ml · 9 pts · 2y
No. The study just confirms that gays flirt as long as it takes to break their target's will. To be safe, gay behavior has to be forbidden.
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de · 2 pts · 2y
in fact, all republican politicians will take it upon themselves to perform conversion therapy in their bedrooms to contain the gayness.
bitsplease@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 2y
"they're putting so much shit in the water, it's turning the damn alligators gay!"
You can't logic yourself out of a position you didn't logic yourself into lol
germanatlas@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 2 pts · 2y
Florida about to ban their state animal
jarfil@lemmy.world · 20 pts · 2y
1,060 seconds, or over 17 minutes... nice stamina.
ChillCapybara@discuss.tchncs.de · 8 pts · 2y
Myyyy tail shake brings scaly bois to the yard and they top, for several seconds more.
trailing9@lemmy.ml · 6 pts · 2y
Were the results corrected for observation time? If male/male mating takes twice as long as male/female mating then the probability of observation should double.