(03-28-2012, 05:45 PM)drifting pages Wrote: Amazon Dolphin
The Amazon River dolphin or boto has been reported to form up in bands of 3–5 individuals enjoying group sex.[50] The groups usually comprise young males and sometimes one or two females. Sex is often performed in non-reproductive ways, using snout, flippers and genital rubbing, without regards to gender.[50] In captivity, they have been observed to sometimes perform homosexual and heterosexual penetration of the blowhole, a hole homologous with the nostril of other mammals, making this the only known example of nasal sex in the animal kingdom.[50][51] The males will sometimes also perform sex with tucuxi males, a small porpoise.
And humans! Don't forget humans! Dolphins like to frolic with humans too. No one told me that before I swam with them, so I found it rather disconcerting at the time. Thankfully I had on a wetsuit so no orifices were available, but he seemed quite content with hooking his member around my knee. That was kinda weird. (This was a Florida dolphin in 'voluntary' captivity meaning he could leave anytime but chose to stay with the humans.)
I suspect it's not what we consider 'sexual' but just sensual. Dolphins are just very very sensual and in a constant state of joy, maybe even ecstasy. I got the impression they just feel joy with their whole bodies and don't really have any sense of separation; ie. certain bodily organs for specific purposes. I felt really spaced out and they were in my dreams for a whole month, as wise sages.