Did You Know?--Monkeys Masturbate Related Links Benefits of Masturbation Men Who Prefer Masturbation Yoga That Improves Erectile Performance Foods That Strengthen Erectile Performance Secret Equation Behind Successful Relationships Ten Signs He's Going to Leave You By Sarah Ott and Robert Redman In our expanding quest to understand masturbation, we inevitably ended up where all those who dare wander into the murky depths of human behavior --- in cages. So, we asked the fateful question --do monkeys masturbate? Yes, they do. According to research conducted by the Department of Anthropology, University College London, and published in the Journal Folia Primatalogica, monkeys and apes in the wild masturbate. Researchers observed the Red Colobus monkey, one of the so-called Old World monkeys, engaging in masturbation frequently. And they do so not because they are bored or in captivity --these monkeys were observed in the wild. And they do so even when female monkeys and apes are available. Sound familiar? The researchers theory is that monkeys masturbate to rid the body of poorer quality sperm. Both lower primates and humans produce a ton of sperm --about 140 million sperm per milliliter. Some of these are defective or of low quality. It's even been shown in studies involving humans that eating soy can reduce a man's sperm count to the point of infertility. Drs. Baker and Bellis in a studies conducted in 1993 and 1995 have suggested that masturbation is a reproductive strategy whereby low-quality sperm is flushed out of the system, thus increasing the quality of the next ejaculate which then should out-compete older sperm from rivals during sperm competition. In short, it has been suggested that masturbation is a part of the primate male's reproductive strategy, by which sperm ejaculates quality is optimised, thus increasing to their ability to fertilize females in a sperm competition game with rival males. Want to see more articles like this one? Register here-- it's free and easy. Members get first looks at articles. Related Links Ten Signs He's Going to Leave You Secret Equation Behind Successful Relationships Ten Reasons You Should Be Glad He's Gone Friends--How To Tell If You Have One Liar, Liar-How to Tell When Someone Is Lying |
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