Seal Attempts Sex With A King Penguin
BROWSING the Journal of Ethology, the Anorak happens upon the case of the Antarctic fur seal attempting coitus with a king penguin.
This might have been going on for years, but that it should come to light now is not without scientific interest.
“At first glimpse, we thought the seal was killing the penguin,” says Nico de Bruyn, of the Mammal Research Institute at the University of Pretoria, South Africa.
“But then we realised that the seal’s intentions were rather more amorous.”
The effect of the 100kg seal subduing the 15kg penguin by lying on it brings to mind the uncomfortable image of a be-jumpered John Prescott wresting with a packet of chocolate covered biscuits, penguins, naturally.
The intercourse is ultimately unsuccessful.
“It was most certainly a once-off and has never previously or since been recorded anywhere in the world to our knowledge,” says de Bruyn.
Other instances of interesting couplings feature man and bicycle, man and fence, and man and Kitkat…
May 2nd, 2008 at 9:28 pm
Birds eh? What’s a pinniped supposed to do? You can’t **** them and you can’t eat them
More intimate pictures here
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7379554.stm
May 2nd, 2008 at 9:33 pm
But what about Half Man, Half Biscuit?
May 2nd, 2008 at 9:35 pm
Mods, I am trying to post a bbc news item. I may have spammed myself, sorry
I’ll look -agw
May 2nd, 2008 at 9:48 pm
Thanks, it’s there now
May 2nd, 2008 at 10:53 pm
Why is it that scientists so often overlook the obvious?
The average fur seal probably tries to shag anything animate before someone clubs it to death and turns it into part of a coat.
Particularly if there are any human beings around…
May 3rd, 2008 at 8:17 am
I didn’t know Heidi Klum was into violet latex.