Female European common frogs were observed engaging in “tonic immobility,” essentially feigning their own death to avoid mating, according to a study published [in 2023] in Royal Society Open Science.
when i lay like that, it means i want a tummy rub.
[CW: r*pe culture talk with personal tmi]
spoiler
So male frogs are more respectful than human men, including the dude who tried to take advantage of me while I was passed out once
the bar is so low even a frog can get across it
Do you think there’s methodology behind concluding it’s to avoid mating or is it like one scientist says “obviously” and everyone agrees with no further need for investigation
my friend has a masters in anthropolgy and she loves to tell the story about “fertility icons” where basically these stuff old dudes in the field back in the day when women weren’t in any positions would dig up a site and find carvings of penises and such and be like “these are fertility icons” or “they clearly worhsipped a fertility god” and now women are part of the profession and they are like “no, these are ancient dildos”
Also possible researchers only hypothesized it, but the media is latching onto the hypothesis as hard fact for a sensationalist headline while using cherry-picked quotes, as often happens
“Sorry babe I have a headache”
In French, they call it “la petit mort”.
I found a YouTube link in your post. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
