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.

40 million Cantonese speakers that were never born; no single moms allowed

peijin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:00:07 +0000

Saw this on vip.bokee.com–it says that unmarried women in Guangdong are not allowed to receive artificial insemination because the right to be a mother is tied to wedlock. Another factoid worth noting: in the ten years that they’ve been doing reproductive planning Guangdong province has “saved itself” an estimated 40 million people. That’s pretty darn amazing if you think about it, and regardless of whether or not you agree with the politics or ethics behind it. The numbers are just impressive, in the way that numbers from China are always kinda impressive or astounding.

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Hung like a horse South African squirrel

40 million Cantonese speakers that were never born; no single moms allowed