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Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days ago

Masturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished, say experts

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Masturbation among birds is ‘natural’ and should not be punished, say experts

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Study finds activity is not harmful or caused by stress of captivity – and is in fact more common in wild birds

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“folk husbandry often advises bird keepers to discourage or punish this behaviour, sometimes even resorting to surgery and hormonal interventions,”
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  TIL there’s a cottage industry of preventing bird mastrubation

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