A new study conducted by University College London found that male primates or extinct monkeys have been masturbating for around 40 million years.
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, the research also revealed that apes used self-pleasure strategies to increase their reproductive potential and protect themselves from getting STDs.
The findings were published after collating data from 400 sources, including 246 published academic papers.
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