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Asked by tdmj to Claire, Kate, Matt, Rob, Sam on 25 Jun 2013.
Question: Do animals have prostitutes
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Sam Geen answered on 25 Jun 2013:
Wow. I have never thought about this before.
Animals don’t have money, so trading sex for money isn’t possible. I don’t know if there’s a better answer than this.
EDIT: So a friend tells me that apparently penguins do – I had no idea! Weird.
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Matthew Pankhurst answered on 26 Jun 2013:
Bonobos are types of chimp that some say engage in prostitution. Sexual activity is rewarded with food, which I guess is pretty much as close as chimps get to money.
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tdmj commented on :
But they might trade something else. For example a monkey might trade bananas
Sam commented on :
True. But the question is also whether that counts as prostitution exactly – if you go on a date, pay for dinner and then have sex, does that count?