posted on March 3, 2007 01:32:42 PM new
Australia rocked by 'lesbian' koala revelation
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By Roger Dobson
Female koalas indulge in lesbian "sex sessions", rejecting male suitors and attempting to mate with each other, sometimes up to five at a time, according to researchers.
The furry, eucalyptus-eating creatures appear to develop this tendency for same-sex liaisons when they are in captivity. In the wild, they remain heterosexual.
Scientists monitoring the marsupials with digital cameras counted three homosexual interactions for every heterosexual one.
"Some females rejected the advances of males that were in their enclosures, only to become willing participants in homosexual encounters immediately after," say the researchers.
"On several occasions more than one pair of females shared the same pole, and multiple females mounted each other simultaneously. At least one multiple encounter involved five female koalas.
"One theory put forward by the researchers is that the females do it to attract males; another is that it is simply hormonal, or that it is a stress reliever.
Scientists from the University of Queensland studied 130 koalas in captivity and will publish their results in the journal Applied Animal Behaviour Science.
"Our aim was to determine the extent of differences in the homosexual and heterosexual behaviour of female koalas and thereby to determine the purpose of female homosexual behaviour in the koala," say the researchers.
"Wild koalas brought into captivity clearly display homosexual behaviour on a regular basis. A total of 15 heterosexual and 43 homosexual interactions were recorded in separate animals. Homosexual behaviour was restricted to females only. Heterosexual encounters were typically twice as long as homosexual encounters," they add.
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posted on March 3, 2007 03:48:00 PM newScientists monitoring the marsupials with digital cameras counted three homosexual interactions for every heterosexual one.
There is nothing kinkier than a marsupial with a digital camera.
posted on March 4, 2007 10:15:28 AM new
There's nothing grammatically wrong with that sentence.
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posted on March 4, 2007 12:31:03 PM newThere is nothing kinkier than a marsupial with a digital camera.
Profe, it would appear as if the marsupials are a little smarter than some of the Republicans on this board. I wonder if the marsupials can also speak Canadian.
Absolute faith has been shown, consistently, to breed intolerance. And intolerance, history teaches us, again and again, begets violence.
---------------------------------- The duty of a patriot in this time and place is to ask questions, to demand answers, to understand where our nation is headed and why. If the answers you get do not suit you, or if they frighten you, or if they anger you, it is your duty as a patriot to dissent. Freedom does not begin with blind acceptance and with a flag. Freedom begins when you say 'No.'
posted on March 4, 2007 12:32:28 PM new
I wonder if Cheney gave the marsupials any tips he got from his daughter or was is it the other way around
Absolute faith has been shown, consistently, to breed intolerance. And intolerance, history teaches us, again and again, begets violence.
---------------------------------- The duty of a patriot in this time and place is to ask questions, to demand answers, to understand where our nation is headed and why. If the answers you get do not suit you, or if they frighten you, or if they anger you, it is your duty as a patriot to dissent. Freedom does not begin with blind acceptance and with a flag. Freedom begins when you say 'No.'
posted on March 4, 2007 01:52:57 PM new
"Scientists monitoring the marsupials with digital cameras counted three homosexual interactions for every heterosexual one."
Could have been worded: Scientists with digital cameras, monitoring the marsupials, counted. . . .
Or: Scientists monitoring with digital cameras the marsupials counted. . . . but that would read in a clunky way.
Not ungrammatical; I stand corrected. Just difficult!
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posted on March 5, 2007 09:54:00 AM newhere we have a gay man....USING a lesbian women to get his RAGE out at a man he hates.
I see the ass doesnt know the difference between a statement and humor, but that doesn't surprise me since the only humor she can muster is the ones she copies and pastes from Jay Leno.
Now why don't you go run along and defend your idol from all the hate speech she has been spewing.
It is no wonder why your husband died. It was easier to die than to spend another 30 years listening to your hate.
Absolute faith has been shown, consistently, to breed intolerance. And intolerance, history teaches us, again and again, begets violence.
---------------------------------- The duty of a patriot in this time and place is to ask questions, to demand answers, to understand where our nation is headed and why. If the answers you get do not suit you, or if they frighten you, or if they anger you, it is your duty as a patriot to dissent. Freedom does not begin with blind acceptance and with a flag. Freedom begins when you say 'No.'
