Bullied Boobies Grow Up to Become Bullies Themselves

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Researchers at Wake Forest University in North Carolina have now learned that Nazca boobies perpetuate a “cycle of violence”: bullied chicks tend to become bullies and pass on the pain. When parent birds leave their nests to eat, baby boobies are often visited by sexually and physically abusive non-breeding adults; the chicks, when grown, are more likely to abuse unrelated chicks. “The link we found indicates that nestling experience, and not genetics, influences adult behaviour,” lead researcher David Anderson told BBC.

This behavior may have to do with hormone levels in the brain, according to another recent study out of Wake Forest University. Researchers found that concentrations of the stress hormone corticosterone in Nazca booby chicks increased five-fold during bullying events. The team believes that the spike in hormonal levels could have a long-term effect on the boobies’ brains, causing aggressive behavior later in life.

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2011/08/09/bullied-boobies-grow-up-to-become-bullies-themselves/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+80beats+%2880beats%29

[scandal 951]

Thank you Steven. VJ is indebted to you. It certainly was time for a new Boobies thread. I miss the old one.

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Thank you Steven. VJ is indebted to you. It certainly was time for a new Boobies thread. I miss the old one.

The message here is, don't get bullied by a pair of boobies. Stand your ground.

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

Thank you Steven. VJ is indebted to you. It certainly was time for a new Boobies thread. I miss the old one.

Wow I can see the veins bulging out over her implants.

The message here is, don't get bullied by a pair of boobies. Stand your ground.

It's easy for you to say, you're not single. :help:

[scandal 951]

The message here is, don't get bullied by a pair of boobies. Stand your ground.

Bullied by boobies? Never

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

Bullied by boobies? Never

You guyz are killing me, you know that, don't you?

[scandal 951]

You guyz are killing me, you know that, don't you?

Yes, killer boobs are no laughing matter. Every year, thousands of our men in uniform are attacked by these dangerous weapons.

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

Yes, killer boobs are no laughing matter. Every year, thousands of our men in uniform are attacked by these dangerous weapons.

I will sacrifice myself to protect them, now I just need the opportunity. Oh how I need the opportunity.

[SuperDuper! 230]

Sounds like the VJ Bullies can relate to this scientific research on the Boobies!

[TBoneTX 45,324]

Oh how I need the opportunity.

It's hoped that you're kept abreast of such opportunities, sigh man...

[IR5FORMUMSIE 850]

It's hoped that you're kept abreast of such opportunities, sigh man...

Thank you, TBone. I only dream of one day becoming a pirate so that I can have a treasure chest of my own, double D man...

[Ban Hammer 13,352]

boobies. something the p&r forum can agree on.