# Do monkeys fellate each other in the wild? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 15, 2002, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150 "2002-05-15T04:32:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150/1 "2002-05-15T04:32:23Z")
Well? Do they? Or is this a “human only” type thing? ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 4:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150/2 "2002-05-15T04:39:56Z")
One word: bonobo. [sub]do the google thing[/sub] ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150/3 "2002-05-15T04:48:16Z")
IIRC, not only is it a “human only” thing, but not all human groups do it. You need a bit of time and a bit of privacy to engage in some of the “higher arts” of lovemaking, and in a lot of cultures they have neither. In some cultures oral sex is unknown. But, then again, monkeys are notoriously easygoing when it comes to privacy issues. Relatively speaking other primates just aren’t as, well, “well hung” as we humans are, and don’t have pee-pees well suited for fellatio. What’s more, they generally only want to “get it on” when the female comes into estrus, which generally makes the male want to engage in some good old penile-vaginal monkey love. I wouldn’t say that its never happened, monkeys do some odd things, but generally speaking I’m thinking oral sex is pretty much a human phenomenon. Also, monkeys aren’t good with the “no-teeth” rule. ---
**Author:** ![mmmiiikkkeee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/edb3f5/32.png) [@mmmiiikkkeee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mmmiiikkkeee)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 4:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150/4 "2002-05-15T04:56:11Z")
There are very few if any behaviors humans do that some other animal doesn’t… perhaps several “mostly human” behaviors, but AFAIK we’re still trying t figure out exactly what makes us unique in the animal kingdom. While bonobos are apes, I’m sure you just meant any of the hairy human-like tree-swingers. Oh yeah, there are some knuckle-draggers out there in the jungles that make us look like rank amateurs in that particular area :D. BTW I actually watched a show on bonobos recently, and the little guy I saw doing his thing was… ahem… very well hung, though perhaps a little differently shaped than us. (No, I don’t watch monkey porn for fun - I just noticed it… really!!) ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150/5 "2002-05-15T04:57:05Z")
Well, I’ll be damned. Bonobos? I have to admit, despite an Anthro major in college, my knowledge of Bonobo fellatio is somewhat deficient. I was under the impression that most monkey-love was of a pretty mechanical nature. ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150/6 "2002-05-15T05:11:48Z")
Ah! But Bonobo’s aren’t monkeys, they’re apes. Damn-near human, at that. Monkey’s OTOH, aren’t all that impressive. We had a troup of monkeys camp on top of our cab while in Penang, and a couple of them decided to do it right then and there. It lasted all of five seconds, start to finish. So much for hot monkey-sex. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150/7 "2002-05-15T05:17:58Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dtilque \* > \*\*One word: bonobo. > > [sub]do the google thing[/sub] \*\* Hmmm… I guess you’re right - all we need now is some cheesy musical accompaniment [“Goin’ Downtown” is Common Practice Among Bonobos at the San Diego Zoo](http://www.blockbonobofoundation.org/) ---
**Author:** ![CzechHistory411](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@CzechHistory411](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CzechHistory411)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 10:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150/8 "2002-05-15T10:40:05Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pravnik \* > \*\*Also, monkeys aren’t good with the “no-teeth” rule. \*\* I’ll second that compaint. 😃 – CH ---
**Author:** ![glilly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/48db29/32.png) [@glilly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glilly)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150/9 "2002-05-15T19:27:53Z")
Anyone remember the 80’s pop group “Blow Monkeys”? ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150/10 "2002-05-15T21:07:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tranquilis \* > Ah! But Bonobo’s aren’t monkeys, they’re apes. Damn-near human, at that. But I figured the OP was really about any non-human primates, not just monkeys. Bonobos are notorious for being the horny little devils of the primate family. There aren’t too many humans that engage in sex as often as they routinely do. BTW, a Google search turned up a page that said that fellatio has been reported among stump-tailed macaques as well. I don’t have the link any more; anyone interested will have to do their own search. ---
**Author:** ![3waygeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e95f7d/32.png) [@3waygeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3waygeek)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150/11 "2002-05-15T21:11:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by dtilque \* > \*\*BTW, a Google search turned up a page that said that fellatio has been reported among stump-tailed macaques as well. I don’t have the link any more; anyone interested will have to do their own search. \*\* [So has cunnilingus](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_064b.html). ---
**Author:** ![Truth\_Seeker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@Truth\_Seeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truth_Seeker)\ **Post date:** [May 15, 2002, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150/12 "2002-05-15T23:04:51Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by astro \* > \*\* > > Hmmm… I guess you’re right - all we need now is some cheesy musical accompaniment > [“Goin’ Downtown” is Common Practice Among Bonobos at the > San Diego Zoo](http://www.blockbonobofoundation.org/) \*\* Ever heard of the One Click Rule, **Astro**? ---
**Author:** ![astro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9dc877/32.png) [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150/13 "2002-05-16T01:17:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Truth Seeker \* > \*\* > > Ever heard of the One Click Rule, **Astro**? \*\* The fuzzy, at a distance “goin’ downtown” pic at the bonobo web site leaves quite a bit to the imagination and no naughty bits are exposed but just for you … [Smut by Tom Lehrer](http://www.cs.virginia.edu/~acc2a/quotes/smut.htm) > [@](#): > > Smut, give me smut and nothing but, > a dirty novel I can’t shut if it’s uncut > and unsubt- > tle. > > I’ve never quibbled, if it was ribald, > I would devour, where others merely nibbled. > As the judge remarked the day thatt he acquitted my Aunt Hortense, > “To be smut it must be ut- > terly without redeeming social importance.” > > Por- > nographic pictures I adore, > indecent magazines galore, > I like them more > if they’re hard core > > Bring on the obscene movies, > murals, > postcards, > neckties, samplers, > stained glass windows, > tattoos, > anything!!! > > More, more, I’m still not satisfied! > > Stories of tortures used by debauchers, lurid, licentious, and vile, > make me smile. > > Novels that pander to my taste for candor, > give me a pleasure sublime. > Let’s face it, I love slime. > Old books can be indecent books, > though recent books are bolder. > For filth, I’m glad to say, is in the mind of the beholder. > When correctly viewed, everything is lewd; > I could tell you things about Peter Pan, or the Wizard of Oz, > there’s a dirty old man! > > I thrill to any book like Fanny Hill, > and I suppose I always will, if it is swill > and really fil- > thy > > Who needs a hobby, like tennis or philately? > I’ve got a hobby, rereading Lady Chatterly ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150/14 "2002-05-16T04:53:55Z")
Quoth **pravnik** : > [@](#): > > You need a bit of time and a bit of privacy to engage in some of the “higher arts” of lovemaking, How would fellatio require any more time than penile-vaginal intercourse? Among humans, one would expect it to rather require less time, since only one party need disrobe. ---
**Author:** ![Truth\_Seeker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5fc32e/32.png) [@Truth\_Seeker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Truth_Seeker)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 6:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150/15 "2002-05-16T06:27:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by astro \* > \*\* > The fuzzy, at a distance “goin’ downtown” pic at the bonobo web site leaves quite a bit to the imagination and no naughty bits are exposed but just for you … > \*\* And the animated GIF? The red rubber ball? The Bonobo theme song? Ev’rybody’s doin’ a brand new dance now. C’mon, baby, do the hoka-hoka. I know you’ll get to like it if you give it a chance now. C’mon, baby, do the hoka-hoka. My little baby sister can do it with ease, It’s easier than learnin’ your ABC’s, So come on, come on, do the hoka-hoka with me. You gotta swing your hips now, Come on baby, jump up, jump back, Oh, well, I think you got the knack! Now that you can do it, let’s make a chain now. :eek: C’mon, baby, do the hoka-hoka. A chuga chuga motion like pullin’ a train now. C’mon, baby, do the hoka-hoka. Do it nice and easy now, don’t lose control, A little bit of rhythm and a lot of soul. Come on, come on, do the hoka-hoka with me. Just you wait until [SINA](http://www.world-sex-records.com/sex-415.htm) catches up with you! ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 8:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150/16 "2002-05-16T08:02:42Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Chronos \* > \*\*Quoth **pravnik** :How would fellatio require any more time than penile-vaginal intercourse? Among humans, one would expect it to rather require less time, since only one party need disrobe. \*\* You don’t perform foreplay and sex at the same time. Say it requires the same amount of time. For example, 15 minutes. Put them together, it’s twice as much time, 30 minutes. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150/17 "2002-05-16T08:05:58Z")
To elaborate: you live in a tribal long house with your extended family. There’s no time or privacy to experiment and get freaky. ---
**Author:** ![pravnik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8edcca/32.png) [@pravnik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pravnik)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 8:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150/18 "2002-05-16T08:23:25Z")
I would like to apologize for the unduly terse tone of my previous two posts. Been a bit of a long evening, ---
**Author:** ![Irishman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b487fb/32.png) [@Irishman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Irishman)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2002, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-monkeys-fellate-each-other-in-the-wild/109150/19 "2002-05-16T13:40:25Z")
pravnik: 1. Who says oral sex must only be foreplay, and not the “main event”? 2. If you use oral sex as foreplay, why do you assume it will take the same length of time at intercourse as not getting warmed up? 3. Other cultures that live in communal housing are less picky about privacy.