Spontaneous ejaculation in a wild Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus).
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- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 24015280.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0072879 and PMC identifier 3755988.
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Abstract
Spontaneous ejaculation, which is defined as the release of seminal fluids without apparent sexual stimulation, has been documented in boreoeutherian mammals. Here we report spontaneous ejaculation in a wild Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus), and present a video of this rare behavior. This is the first report of spontaneous ejaculation by an aquatic mammal, and the first video of this behavior in animals to be published in a scientific journal.
Medical subject headings
- Bottle-Nosed Dolphin
- Ejaculation
- Sexual Behavior, Animal