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Hung like a horse South African squirrel

peijin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:19:26 +0000

New Scientist Short Sharp Science Blog: South African squirrels: well-endowed via kwout

There is intense sexual competition among males in the South African squirrel population. They leave their semen in and around the females to make sure that other males don’t try to impregnate them. And they use these monster cocks to get the job done.

Over 10,000 auditors at work on earthquake relief items/donations?

peijin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:22:18 +0000

That’s what an article from Netease says. People are worried about where their donations go/went, so now there’s a whole army of accountants/auditors to make sure that the whole process is transparent and every fen is accounted for. Well, let’s hope that it works. The article says that this is the first time this kind of process has been done in China (which probably means that before, it was done after the fact) while the donations are still going on. Definitely a piece of news to keep tabs on…Technorati Tags: china, earthquake, relief, donations, charity, floods, rain, disaster, nature, news, guangzhou, guangdong, guangxi

Netease Photo series on south China floods

peijin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:09:20 +0000

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Technorati Tags: china, floods, rain, disaster, nature, news, guangzhou, guangdong, guangxi