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Are there any biological advantage behind males incapable of reaching multiple orgasms like females?

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Are there any biological advantage behind males incapable of reaching multiple orgasms like females? Rizosome (talk) 16:06, 18 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

The short answer is probably conservation of energy, but men are actually capable of multiple orgasms.[1] See Orgasm#Subsequent and multiple orgasms. nagualdesign 18:42, 18 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
The obvious answer is that the men would never get any work done, and everyone would starve. Maybe that's what did in the Neanderthals. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots01:49, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I didn't understand this part "men would never get any work done". What do you mean by that? Rizosome (talk) 18:59, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Two choices: (1) get to work; or (2) get another orgasm. Which one would you opt for? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots21:07, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Then how do you explain women working at all??? 2601:646:8A01:B180:8DAE:8B87:A52D:42A0 (talk) 05:55, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Are you talking about now? Or thousands of years ago? ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots06:05, 20 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Is it possible to create a male calico cat that can reproduce by changing its genes, or would that kill the cat?

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Also, if the cat had a baby, would it be female or male?

Answermeplease11 (talk) 20:43, 18 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Changing an individual's sex chromosomes from XX to XY is not possible with current technology. Even if it was, one cannot expect the ovary to thereby change into a pair of testicles.  --Lambiam 22:33, 18 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Lambiam, does this mean that you dont know. And if you dont know, I dont care!

Answermeplease11 (talk) 22:46, 18 April 2021 (UTC) Answermeplease11[reply]

You just convinced me not to put any effort in finding an answer to any future questions you may have.  --Lambiam 22:55, 18 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry Lambiam, that was a mistake. I would actually like to put in effort for my future questions!

Answermeplease11 (talk) 23:29, 18 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Then you won't mind using Google! ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots01:48, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
Or, failing that, read what Calico cat has to say about male Calicos. ←Baseball Bugs What's up, Doc? carrots21:53, 19 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]