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Nature series Our Big Blue Backyard drew one complaint to media watchdog that it should not have given the program a G, or general, classification

[...] In the offending scene, a female dolphin is targeted by a pack of male dolphins that mate with her.

“She’s trapped at the surface, and the males take turns. Once they’ve all mated with her, they leave her alone,” the narrator says, accompanied by underwater footage of the encounter and dramatic music.

The BSA said the footage included “the male dolphins swarming around the female with their genitalia visible, and at one point a male visibly entered the female … accompanied by audio of dolphin cries”.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I just went and watched it. Would not recommend. Dolphin gang rape is not pleasant. I was laughing before, but I 100% agree with the BSA - not "G".

If you've got the same disturbing curiosity as me though, it's the last segment of this episode, starting at about 38:40.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wait till they find out about ducks....

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

As I understand it the problem isn't that they broadcast a dolphin raping scene, the problem is that they gave the programme a "G" rating.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It amazes me that ducks are literally in an arms race to make their species unable to reproduce.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This sounds like it could be interesting. Please do explain! I have zero knowledge of duck mating habits.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I don't have any personal experience of duck mating either, but from what I understand, the females kept developing longer and twisted vaginal canals, leading to male ducks having a penis that looks like a corkscrew. Plenty of images on google to wow your coworkers!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

Yeah... This is DEFINITELY not g rated. Violence is one thing, ie animals eating each other to survive. Sexual violence is completely different. 'seemingly brutal assault' would not be my choice of words, tvnz. No context was given either, like, is this a big problem? Does it happen often? Is this normal? Does it affect the dolphins?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Definitely a gross thing to broadcast. How do they decide on content ratings? I sort of assumed it was done by the government.