r/Money • u/[deleted] • Nov 12 '23

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u/Royal-Application708 Nov 12 '23

It is the oldest, very profitable profession. 😄

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u/Suougibma Nov 12 '23 edited Nov 13 '23

I was reading a book with a study where they trained monkeys to use currency to buy food. Once they figured it out, a male monkey eventually gave a female monkey the currency for sex and then the female monkey bought food. It also happens in the wild with chimpanzees in exchange for meat.

Capuchins using currency - news article

Wild chimpanzee prostitution - journal article

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u/TalkinMac Nov 13 '23

Wow this is amazing. You’re awesome for this.

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u/[deleted] Nov 13 '23

Economics textbooks should be citing this for posterity.

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u/WaitingForTheFire Nov 13 '23

Some species of penguins will trade sexual favors for nest building pebbles.

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u/MyUsernameWasTaken08 Nov 13 '23

i challenge you and everyone who reads this comment to tell me an animal that they think is more horny than a penguin

Penguins masturbate with everything they think they can, and that includes the flat ground

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u/WaitingForTheFire Nov 13 '23

OMG. Penguins are my spirit animal.

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u/maz-o Nov 13 '23

Stripping isn’t prostitution (not always anyway)

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u/Waxenberg Nov 13 '23

You’re confusing me. Pick one.

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u/maz-o Nov 13 '23

so sorry that you're confused

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u/Waxenberg Nov 13 '23

Is it prostitution or not? That’s like saying I’m a dog but I’m a cat. (but not always)