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I really don't see the need to cast it's appearance as being disagreeable in any fashion.
It is what it is as a function of it's survival. In that regard, it is a beautiful creature. The result of millions of years of evolution. I sometimes wonder about your values.
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And I would like some elaboration about why the social dynamics of bonobos are so uninteresting to you. They were very interesting when you were reading about their sex habits, so why is this different?
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Yes, seeing what looks like an opposable thumb on a foot looks very bizarre.
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Well, you know ball size is directly related to sperm competition, right? Creatures with larger balls have females that are more promiscuous, generally: the more sperm you produce, the greater chance she'll have your offspring after having sex with many apes. I read that the size of human balls, for example, indicates that the expected rate of sperm competition is just around 2-3 males per female, while the tiny-balled gorilla expects no competition for his harem at all.
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@1

All manner of blood parasite is the result of millions of years of evolution as well; will you tell me, festering on the inside of some miserable sucker in the third world that they are, too, beautiful?

I sometimes wonder about your values.
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@5 They have their purpose. The world is made of all manner of creature with all manner of survival skills. We may not like it, but it is what it is.
I don't have to see them as beautiful to see the beauty in their existence and evolution.
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You people think feet that look like hands are disturbing?! [NSFW]

Seriously, Charles, I'm with 1/6. Hard to believe those judgments came from someone of philosophical bent.
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Please, if you know the gender of the subject in question, use the correct pronoun. "the sexual status of a male bonobo is directly related to their mother's ...
Hello, the gender is known. How about using "his" mother's etc.
This is one of the things that makes me crazy on slog--if you know the gender, then use he-she-him-her etc.! "They" and variants are a sorry substitute for a language that does not have a neuter gender.
On the other hand I suppose that it's better than French where one has to remember that a pen is feminine and a pencil is masculine (or is it the other way around?),

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