While it might seem like masturbation would be a self-absorbed human endeavor, it’s actually widespread among the whole animal kingdom. We didn’t invent it, and it likely has roots deep into our evolutionary pasts.
And although auto-eroticism has long been taboo, there’s a whole slew of fascinating and intriguing case studies of animal masturbation and their origin stories.
Many creatures across the animal kingdom don’t even have hands and digits to masturbate with, but it hasn’t stopped them from becoming enterprising and resourceful onanists with a paw, a foot, a flipper, a tail, or a mouth. There are examples of animals masturbating before sex, after sex, and sometimes even instead of sex.
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Masturbation behavior is observed in a variety of animal species. Some of the animals known to engage in masturbation include:
Male horses, donkeys, zebras, and deer are often observed having spontaneous ...
