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Abstaining Boobies Get "Sexier"
nationalgeographic ^
| December 2, 2009
Posted on 12/04/2009 8:47:41 AM PST by JoeProBono
Male blue-footed boobies that take a yearlong sex sabbatical get a brighter shade of blue in their feet the following year, which makes them more attractive to females, a new study says. lue-footed boobies are best known for their bright blue webbed feet. Prominently displayed in a courtship dance, the males blue feet are important in attracting females.
A new study shows that while attractiveness of the blue feet diminishes with age in males that reproduce each year, if males skip a breeding season and dont mate, they displayed a more attractive foot color and had more green chroma.
Breeding for these tropical seabirds involves more than just the mating itself. Boobies have a long period of biparental care in other words, the males are active participants in raising their young. The eggs are incubated for 45 days, and chicks stay with their parents for a four-month rearing period.
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TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Science; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: boobies; jpb
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To: JoeProBono
Not exactly what I expected when I clicked on this thread.
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posted on
12/04/2009 8:49:54 AM PST
by
TruthWillWin
(The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other peoples money.)
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
12/04/2009 8:50:56 AM PST
by
Dr. Ursus
To: TruthWillWin; Daffynition
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posted on
12/04/2009 8:52:56 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
Those are some cute boobies.
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posted on
12/04/2009 8:54:13 AM PST
by
Major Matt Mason
(Scratch a Green and you get Red.)
To: JoeProBono
I’ll still use the photo as a screen saver and wait to see if anyone asks “wtf”.
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posted on
12/04/2009 8:55:56 AM PST
by
PfromHoGro
(Free Rush)
To: JoeProBono
I’ve always found that abstaining makes boobies sexier. I’m always more inthralled if the wife and I have taken a night or two off. Haha.
SnakeDoc
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posted on
12/04/2009 8:59:06 AM PST
by
SnakeDoctor
("Talk low, talk slow, and don't say too much." -- John Wayne)
To: JoeProBono
Male boobies. I was expecting to see a manzier.
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posted on
12/04/2009 9:01:20 AM PST
by
Freedom_Is_Not_Free
(Depression Countdown: 50... 49... 48...)
To: JoeProBono
This doesn’t apply, however, to Great Tits (Parus major).
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posted on
12/04/2009 9:02:21 AM PST
by
Flycatcher
(God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
To: JoeProBono
Abstinent boobies. Oh, the humanity!
To: JoeProBono
Nice pair of boobies in that their pic...
To: JoeProBono
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posted on
12/04/2009 9:04:36 AM PST
by
thefactor
(yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
To: Flycatcher
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posted on
12/04/2009 9:06:00 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
To: JoeProBono
I was quite confused by the title but the picture cleared up the confusion rather quickly.
To: JoeProBono
Hmmmm... Thanks. I must have missed that thread, and I always try to jump on tit and booby threads.
I'm talking about BIRD threads! C'mon...!
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posted on
12/04/2009 9:14:10 AM PST
by
Flycatcher
(God speaks to us, through the supernal lightness of birds, in a special type of poetry.)
To: JoeProBono
Thought the female of the species was supposed to look at the male's hands ...not their feet. Show me your feet ..... oh wait ...never mind
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posted on
12/04/2009 9:15:22 AM PST
by
Daffynition
(What's all this about hellfire and Dalmatians?)
To: JoeProBono
a yearlong sex sabbatical get a brighter shade of blue
Me too, though not my feet.
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posted on
12/04/2009 9:19:54 AM PST
by
dblshot
To: JoeProBono
"I LIKE TITS!"
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posted on
12/04/2009 9:19:54 AM PST
by
dfwgator
To: JoeProBono
Male blue-footed boobies that take a yearlong sex sabbatical get a brighter shade of blue in their feet... ..which is where they are different from human males....
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posted on
12/04/2009 9:24:09 AM PST
by
ShadowAce
(Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
To: Daffynition
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posted on
12/04/2009 9:27:49 AM PST
by
JoeProBono
(A closed mouth gathers no feet)
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