Od četvrtka znanstvenici uveseljavaju korisnike Twittera s tvitovima o tome kako “životinje rade one stvari”.
Myotis mating under a bridge last spring. #humpoff #bats @AnneWHilborn pic.twitter.com/emobSQPpm0
— Alyson (@alyb_batgirl) October 1, 2015
Naime, @realscientist je account na Twitteru na kojem se svaki tjedan obrađuje jedna tema iz znanosti, a ovaj tjedan je to seks među životinjama, koju je pokrenuo biolog Tom Houslay.
Video of dance flies mating, female feasts on a nuptial gift (delicious dead fly) during copulation! https://t.co/4MI2OywIIb #HumpOff
— Lilly Herridge (@LillyHerridge) October 1, 2015
“Koja je najluđa i najčudnija seks poza, parenje ili seksualno ponašanje u životinjskom svijetu?”, pitao je Houslay u četvrtak na Twitteru, a znanstvena zajednica odgovorila je više tisuća odgovora.
A little tenderness for #HumpOff - male hermits may escort/guard mates for several weeks before they do the deed. pic.twitter.com/a2JutPRjkF
— P. Sean McDonald (@pseanmc) October 2, 2015
Donosimo vam sam dio odgovora, koje na Twitteru možete pretražiti pod hashtagom #HumpOff.
@realscientists #HumpOff for Northern Giant Petrels. They were at it for 2 and a half minutes! #SeabirderSaturday pic.twitter.com/Y1ax43Atal
— Alastair Wilson (@_amwphotos) October 3, 2015
Korisnici su objavili fotografije i videa parenja muha, hobotnica, lignji, šišmiša i raznih drugih životinja.
Soldier #beetles couples may remain together up to 36 hours #HumpOff #Colorado pic.twitter.com/6Y37JkBqPv
— Scott E. Severs (@ScottESevers) October 3, 2015