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Snotnose [soylentnews.org] writes:

According to Popular Science [popsci.com] some dolphins have an unusual way to attract a mate.

Researchers say they have made a startling discovery in the Amazon River. But their evidence wasn’t collected from the water—it could be seen from shore. After around 219 hours of observations, they can confirm that male Amazon river dolphins (Inia geoffrensis), also known as botos, often roll onto their backs and urinate over three feet into the air. It isn’t random. The male botos appear to be peeing with a purpose.

“Aerial urination starts with a boto slowly positioning itself upside down, exposing its penis above water, and ejecting a stream of urine into the air,” the team explained in their study.

Not looking forward to teenage boys in the pool this summer.

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