Araali, a male chimpanzee has been caught on camera masturbating with a plastic bottle, as scientists say it is the first time a wild chimp has used a man-made object as a sex toy.
Primates are known to display sexual activity similar to humans
The chimp was spotted placing his penis into a discarded plastic bottle and ‘thrusting’ into it in August 2018 – with the incident documented in a new research paper.
The observation was made by two researchers – Matthew McLennan and Kim van Dijk – who studied Araali, a sexually-mature wild chimpanzee in Bulindi, Uganda
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But experts say Araali’s behavior has never been seen before.
The chimpanzee is seen inserting his penis into the opening of the bottle and “copulating” with it against a branch of a shrub. Araali thrusts into the bottle for a few seconds before removing the bottle and inspecting it.
He also sniffs his finger and places his penis into the bottle again.
The researchers said the relaxed open-mouth expression of the primate while making the pelvic thrusting movements into the bottle suggests his masturbatory behaviour was “pleasurable” or “fun”.
Watch the video below.
