Evolution: sex for pleasure (Evolution)

by David Turell , Monday, January 10, 2022, 19:15 (844 days ago) @ David Turell

It is certain present in others than humans, dolphins:

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2303662-what-dolphins-reveal-about-the-evolution-o...

"We know that dolphins have sex all the time. They have sex for social reasons, not just for reproduction. It makes sense that the clitoris would be functional [and give pleasure when stimulated].

"Are dolphins really having sex all the time? Are they more sexually active than other animals?

"We don’t really know if they are having more sex than other marine mammals. It’s really hard to study sexual behaviour in cetaceans because they’re out there [in the ocean]. But bottlenose dolphins live close to the shore, where scientists can go out on their boats and study them. They see them having sex year-round, even when the females are not receptive, so not ready to get pregnant and have babies.

"And not only do they have sex all the time, they have a lot of homosexual sex as well. The females will rub each other’s clitorises with their snouts and their flippers really often. It’s not like every once in a blue moon you’ll see females stimulating each other, it’s actually pretty common. Females also masturbate.

"If they’re out there seeking all these sexual experiences, it’s likely that it’s probably feeling good.

"The males, for sure, have lots of homosexual sex. The males will have anal sex, they’ll insert their penises into each other’s blowholes. Bottlenose dolphins are really hypersexual animals.

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"There is this hypothesis out there that, because penises and clitorises share the same developmental pathway, the clitoris is just a mini penis. It’s not really designed for anything and it doesn’t necessarily have a function. It’s just there because males have a penis.

"There is debate whether even human female orgasms are functional or just a byproduct. It’s one of those things that just refuses to die.

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"We can show that this is more than a mini penis; this is actually a fully functional organ that’s serving some kind of purpose. It’s probably evolutionarily a good idea because it makes you seek out sex more often."

Comment: Research has shown that chimps and bonobos are similar. It is logical that pleasure is present to encourage sex. Visual pornography arouses only humans which means our consciousness plays a different sex role in us.