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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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To: BenLurkin
And what is the average IQ of a female narwhal? ;)
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posted on
03/20/2020 11:31:36 PM PDT
by
familyop
("Welcome to Costco. I love you." - -Costco greeter in the movie, "Idiocracy")
To: BenLurkin
I can’t tell you how relieved I am to now know this! I think about all the wasted years in ignorance.
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posted on
03/20/2020 11:48:12 PM PDT
by
immadashell
(Save Innocent Lives - ban gun free zones)
To: real saxophonist
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posted on
03/20/2020 11:51:41 PM PDT
by
real saxophonist
(Norovirus survivor; Hey Coronavirus - Bring it!)
To: BenLurkin
What’s next, studying shrimp on treadmills?! Oh, wait...
To: BenLurkin
The women keep telling us size doesn’t matter and technique does. Now researchers tell us it is the size of our horns? Some females just can’t be satisfied at all.
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posted on
03/21/2020 12:25:21 AM PDT
by
Sequoyah101
(We are governed by the consent of the governed and we are fools for allowing it.)
To: Sequoyah101
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posted on
03/21/2020 12:35:45 AM PDT
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dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
03/21/2020 1:21:21 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Everyone knows Hillary was corrupt, lied, destroyed documents, and influenced witnesses. Rat crime.)
To: BenLurkin
Female narwhals cut off the horns and make aphrodisiacs out of them
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posted on
03/21/2020 1:22:28 AM PDT
by
a fool in paradise
(Everyone knows Hillary was corrupt, lied, destroyed documents, and influenced witnesses. Rat crime.)
To: BenLurkin
“The narwhal tusk is a sexually selected signal that is used during male-male tusking contests”
how ghey
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posted on
03/21/2020 1:23:27 AM PDT
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a fool in paradise
(Everyone knows Hillary was corrupt, lied, destroyed documents, and influenced witnesses. Rat crime.)
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
03/21/2020 4:07:06 AM PDT
by
GreenLanternCorps
(Hi! I'm the Dread Pirate Roberts! (TM) Atsk about franchise opportunities in your area.)
To: BenLurkin
Paging Mr. Mataz, Mr. Laz A Mataz . . .
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posted on
03/21/2020 4:29:43 AM PDT
by
Hardastarboard
(Three most annoying words on the internet - "Watch the video")
To: BenLurkin
"It's not the size of the boat tusk, it's the motion of the ocean."
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posted on
03/21/2020 4:51:27 AM PDT
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moovova
("Socially irresponsible and irredeemable.")
To: DannyTN
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posted on
03/21/2020 4:53:04 AM PDT
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moovova
("Socially irresponsible and irredeemable.")
To: BenLurkin
What government enemies and bureaucrats who paid for this study should be summarily fired. Another blatant waste of money.
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posted on
03/21/2020 5:26:03 AM PDT
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rstrahan
To: BenLurkin
The gay community is excited
To: familyop
All of them, or just the blondes?
To: Beowulf9
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posted on
03/21/2020 8:45:10 AM PDT
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BenLurkin
(The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
To: BenLurkin
To: a fool in paradise
“Female narwhals cut off the horns and make aphrodisiacs out of them”
Ex-wives mount them on targets and shoot arrows at them...
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posted on
03/21/2020 9:47:55 AM PDT
by
decal
(I'm not rude, I don't suffer fools is all.)
To: BenLurkin
Can I really be the first one to post that it’s not the size of the horn, it’s the motion of the ocean?
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posted on
03/21/2020 1:23:47 PM PDT
by
jdsteel
(Americans are Dreamers too!!!)
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