Of all the things you might see on you lunch break, a bull having sex with a male donkey is likely low on the list. But ecologists “always have an eye on the horizon,” says André Beirão da Cruz. And when he and fellow Ph.D. candidate Martina Francesconi stopped for a bite during a field research trip in Ethiopia, that is exactly what they saw.
This is the story of Achille and Patroclo, a domesticated bull and a male donkey, respectively, that live on an Ethiopian plateau and often graze together. In a new paper, da Cruz and his colleagues describe the deep bond between the two animals, who were named for the ancient Greek hero Achilles and his lover Patroclus.
DeadWombats | 17 hours ago
>In the four days together, Achille mounted Patroclo 51 times.
That's a ludicrous amount of mounting. Do bulls even normally mount cows that often?
Konradleijon | 17 hours ago
Is it a dominance thing
midnight_mystique01 | 10 hours ago
No, it's not. I read the entire article, and the donkey wanted it and is really possessive about the bull. It seems like a very sweet story to me.
fckingmiracles | 12 hours ago
It's so show power over the donkey.
H0pefulUn1verse | 11 hours ago
I had an awfully difficult time reading this headline and not trying to interpret it as an onion article about usa politics
naughtycal11 | 6 hours ago
That's ok I thought it was a weird illegal beastiality show in the hidden alleys of mexico.
dragonslayerbarbie | 9 hours ago
Yeah it took me a minute to realize it wasn't a play on "dog and pony show" lol
[OP] scientificamerican | 20 hours ago
Of all the things you might see on you lunch break, a bull having sex with a male donkey is likely low on the list. But ecologists “always have an eye on the horizon,” says André Beirão da Cruz. And when he and fellow Ph.D. candidate Martina Francesconi stopped for a bite during a field research trip in Ethiopia, that is exactly what they saw.
This is the story of Achille and Patroclo, a domesticated bull and a male donkey, respectively, that live on an Ethiopian plateau and often graze together. In a new paper, da Cruz and his colleagues describe the deep bond between the two animals, who were named for the ancient Greek hero Achilles and his lover Patroclus.
SchitneySmears | 19 hours ago
Oh. Ok
ParanormalPurple | 10 hours ago
The link has a picture of them mating, and it is censored. Which is hilarious.
tellmemoreaboutshit | 17 hours ago
With everything going on, how is this still one of the wildest headlines I've read recently.
You go guys or gals.
midnight_mystique01 | 10 hours ago
Yay! Yaoi time!🤭 Honestly, though, it's a very sweet story. Love knows no bounds.❤️