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Female narwhals attracted to males with biggest horns, study finds
N Y Post ^
| March 18, 2020
| Natalie O'Neill and Lee Brown
Posted on 03/20/2020 9:53:12 PM PDT by BenLurkin
A blubbery beau flashes its massive tusk — actually an extension of a tooth — to fight off other males and ultimately impress potential mates, according to Graham and other researchers at Arizona State University’s School of life Sciences.
The Scientists came to the, well, horny conclusion after they analyzed 35 years of tusk data from 245 adult male narwhals. They say when it comes to mating frequently, big horns are “one of the most charismatic structures in biology,” according to the study.
“The narwhal tusk is a sexually selected signal that is used during male-male tusking contests,” Graham said.
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TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: narwhal
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Saw this article and ran to the music store....now if only I knw how to play this thing...
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03/20/2020 9:53:12 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin
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03/20/2020 9:55:56 PM PDT
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DannyTN
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03/20/2020 9:57:16 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
They had to study that?
Well of course, it’s university dollars from the sky.
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03/20/2020 9:57:17 PM PDT
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GnuThere
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03/20/2020 9:59:41 PM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
Horny little devils aren’t they?
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03/20/2020 10:00:34 PM PDT
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mass55th
("Courage is being scared to death, but saddling up anyway." ~~ John Wayne)
To: BenLurkin
😂
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03/20/2020 10:00:55 PM PDT
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Pajamajan
( Pray for our nation. Thank the Lord fr everything y have. Don't ? wait do it today.)
To: BenLurkin
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03/20/2020 10:02:43 PM PDT
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DannyTN
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To: BenLurkin
You know what they say, big horns, big.......
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03/20/2020 10:08:02 PM PDT
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: BenLurkin
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03/20/2020 10:10:57 PM PDT
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Beowulf9
To: BenLurkin
So if you’re a narwhal and you’re horny....your problem’s about to take care of itself, is that it?
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03/20/2020 10:11:39 PM PDT
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Still Thinking
(Freedom is NOT a loophole!)
To: Larry Lucido
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03/20/2020 10:14:29 PM PDT
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pax_et_bonum
(God is good, He loves us, and He is always with us.)
To: BenLurkin
I wonder how large a government grant this evolutionary biology managed to bag.
EXCERPT...
“I immediately became obsessed with trying to think of some interesting animals to study.
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03/20/2020 10:15:02 PM PDT
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stars & stripes forever
(Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord. (Psalm 32:12))
BBC is more than a TV network
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03/20/2020 10:19:24 PM PDT
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llevrok
(Race and gender baiting is a pandemic)
To: BenLurkin
The only shocking thing about this story is that someone probably got paid a lot of money to study it.
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03/20/2020 10:35:39 PM PDT
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Durus
(You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
To: BenLurkin
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03/20/2020 10:53:21 PM PDT
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real saxophonist
(Norovirus survivor; Hey Coronavirus - Bring it!)
To: BenLurkin
From their perspective, how could they even see it?
To: BenLurkin
I would imagine that it wouldn’t be visual, but whatever noise they make, if not just proximity.
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