Wednesday, 25 April 2012

Sexting rare among gibbons, survey shows

THE sending of sexually explicit text messages, photographs or videos – sexting - is more common among humans than other animals, a new study has confirmed.

A team from the University of Dundee found that while 92% of teenagers aged 14-18 admitted to having received a sexually explicit text in the last 12 months, only 3% of juvenile gibbons said the same.

The figure was even lower among rainbow trout (2.2%) but slightly higher among cheetahs, gazelle, hermit crabs and manatees.

Dr Leo Waldhorf, from the university's Department of Studies, said: “These findings show us two things.

“Firstly, that sexting is primarily an activity conducted by primates, and humans in particular; and secondly, that we have far too much time on our hands.”

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