| Title |
Spontaneous Ejaculation in a Wild Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin (Tursiops aduncus)
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, August 2013
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0072879 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Tadamichi Morisaka, Mai Sakai, Kazunobu Kogi, Akane Nakasuji, Kasumi Sakakibara, Yuria Kasanuki, Motoi Yoshioka |
| 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. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 9 | 15% |
| Japan | 6 | 10% |
| Sweden | 2 | 3% |
| Spain | 2 | 3% |
| Australia | 2 | 3% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| Chile | 1 | 2% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Unknown | 33 | 54% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
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| Members of the public | 46 | 75% |
| Scientists | 10 | 16% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 3 | 5% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 3% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| Germany | 2 | 3% |
| France | 1 | 2% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 2% |
| Mexico | 1 | 2% |
| Japan | 1 | 2% |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 54 | 89% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 18% |
| Student > Master | 11 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 9 | 15% |
| Researcher | 8 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 8% |
| Other | 12 | 20% |
| Unknown | 5 | 8% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 36 | 59% |
| Environmental Science | 7 | 11% |
| Social Sciences | 3 | 5% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 2 | 3% |
| Arts and Humanities | 2 | 3% |
| Other | 5 | 8% |
| Unknown | 6 | 10% |