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Hyena Power Rule (lemmy.world)

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[-] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 49 points 1 day ago

That does not help. How in the name of Darwin did this happen?

[-] De_Narm@lemmy.world 51 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

That's the fun part, we don't know actually! There are some theories though. Among others:

Could be for females to better select their mates since you simply cannot fuck without their consent. On that note, do you know about duck genitals?

Others think it could be camouflage since females, especially cubs, get attacked more often. Did I mention that females also have a fake scrotum?

There's also the idea that the penis is for social purposes. Females can get an erection and inspecting as well as licking each others erections is a normal greeting in hyena land! Presenting your erection is a submissive thing though.

If you dive deep enough into the rabbit hole, you could be the first to discover the truth!

[-] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 15 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago)

licking each others erections is a normal greeting

and we call ourselves civil ...

[-] Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 day ago

it really is amazing how learning about nature makes you realize that us humans are by far the least fucked up animals, except perhaps bonobos who seem to have things a bit more figured out than we do.

[-] De_Narm@lemmy.world 10 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago)

It's all a matter of perspective, other animals would think the same about us for such concepts as:

Menstruation - Heck, the whole pregnancy thing is basically body horror to almost anything but mammals regardless of the benefits. Even many woman think as such.
Our spines are a mess. They are not made for walking upright, and our knees are just as bad.
Choking on food is simply not possible for many animals. Why would you route air and food through the same place?

Now, compare this to let's say a jellyfish, which didn't even change that much for millions of years because it just works.

[-] wise_pancake@lemmy.ca 12 points 1 day ago

Genuinely enjoyed your responses, I guess hyenas and platypus are things we'll never understand

[-] OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago

Echidnas have weird dicks, as well. Spiny, and 4-headed. The heads function two at a time, and alternate - though I'm not sure the frequency. Didn't read that far cause there was a picture and I was like "holy shit."