Schrafinator writes:
However, how do you know that the females are receptive?
Holmes writes:
Are you serious? Have you watched bonobos or other monkeys?
You mean, you could tell she wanted it by the way she was dressed? Sorry Holmes - that was mean of me. But I like to watch monkeys at the zoo, too, and I still have no idea what you're talking about here. If there's some kind of obvious behavioral cue for female sexual receptivity that you're picking up on before actual penetration occurs, I think you owe Schraf and your readers a little more than arrogant derision.
In regards to monkey masturbation - I've heard stories about it that indicate, to me at least, that it could be a sexual display. A kind of "conspicuous consumption" as a display of virility; "I'm so virile that I can waste it if I want. Here, see?"
Just a third alternative I'm throwing out there.
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