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Cuddly gerbils

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Submitted ⁨⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago⁩ by ⁨ickplant@lemmy.world⁩ to ⁨science_memes@mander.xyz⁩

https://lemmy.world/pictrs/image/4f9497fb-abea-4954-a49e-7b61287524b3.jpeg

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  • FerretyFever0@fedia.io ⁨8⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Testosterone makes the boys more cuddly? Explains a lot.

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    • 0x0@infosec.pub ⁨7⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Roid rage is mostly a myth when it comes to regular T

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      • FerretyFever0@fedia.io ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        I know, just didn't realize it could potentially be the opposite.

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  • ickplant@lemmy.world ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Study in question: news.emory.edu/stories/2022/08/…/story.html

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    • Zkuld@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2022.0453

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  • Mobiuthuselah@mander.xyz ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I can think of one male friend who prefers handshakes, but the rest, we all hug at each greeting and parting and regularly tell each other we love one another.

    We don’t really cuddle all that often though.

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  • SonicBlue03@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Looks like a Rodentdendron.

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  • ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Then why is there an odd number of gerbils?

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    • ryedaft@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      Because you are bad at counting. There’s one more at the very end, behind the branch. You can only see a an eye and an ear.

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    • OfficeMonkey@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Someone had to take the picture!

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    • SonicBlue03@sh.itjust.works ⁨9⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Pepper couldn’t make the shoot.

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