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[–] Eccentric@sh.itjust.works 126 points 1 year ago (2 children)

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 points 1 year ago

"We have to temper our excitement about the gay alligators" isn't an easy pill to swallow.

[–] wildginger@lemmy.myserv.one 53 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You want to challenge the study results? Then you gotta go record wild gator sex statistics.

[–] Arbiter@lemmy.world 46 points 1 year ago

I don’t mix business and pleasure.

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 68 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Imagine dedicating 6 years to get a PhD and then watching 2 alligators bang for 36 minutes.

[–] SkyeStarfall@lemmy.blahaj.zone 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)

...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 points 1 year ago

Nah the fun part is designing the experiment. But zoologists are weird like this

[–] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 year ago

Aka - The Dream

[–] devz0r@kbin.social 42 points 1 year ago
[–] nautilus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 35 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] trailing9@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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 3 points 1 year ago

in fact, all republican politicians will take it upon themselves to perform conversion therapy in their bedrooms to contain the gayness.

[–] bitsplease@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 year ago

"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 points 1 year ago

Florida about to ban their state animal

[–] jlow@beehaw.org 31 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

Lol, I can't help but imagine the researchers armed with stopwatches and clipboards peeping on all that steamy alligator sex 👍

[–] NakariLexfortaine@lemm.ee 25 points 1 year ago

"Can you confirm they're having sex?"

"From what I can tell."

"I didn't ask if you can 'tell' they're having sex, I asked if you can CONFIRM sex. Are we two men standing in a swamp watching two gators maybe hump, or are we goddamn SCIENTISTS looking to understand the nature of sexuality as presented in the wild? Because I put my Science wellies on this morning, unlike someone who CAN'T CONFIRM TO ME IF THIS IS ALLIGATOR HOMOSEXUALITY OR NOT!"

[–] jlow@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

For 2205 seconds!

[–] jarfil@lemmy.world 21 points 1 year ago

1,060 seconds, or over 17 minutes... nice stamina.

Myyyy tail shake brings scaly bois to the yard and they top, for several seconds more.

[–] trailing9@lemmy.ml 8 points 1 year ago

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.