Jul 24 2011
North American scientists have discovered the longest bird penis ever – a 42.5cm organ belonging to a duck.
Dr Kevin McCracken of the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, and colleagues, report in this week’s Nature that they have found a specimen of the Argentine lake duck (Oxyura vittata) that has a penis as long as its body – nearly half a metre long.Very old news, but too funny not to share.
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Nov 11 2010
Since it’s been a while since I posted a good “News of the Weird” link…
Porpoises rescue Dick Van Dyke
On screen, Dick Van Dyke has been rescued from untimely death by flying cars and magical nannies. Off screen, the veteran star of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Mary Poppins had to rely on the help of a pod of porpoises after apparently dozing off aboard his surfboard. “I’m not kidding,” he said afterwards.
{Checks if it’s April 1}
{Nope}
Sparing my Facebook friends, it goes here instead.
(via AmericaBlog)
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Oct 01 2008
Crab videotaped riding giant jellyfish
Exactly what it says. Requires a video player plugin, not sure which but one I had in any event. Animals are weird…
It’s a good day for random weird stuff:
Missing in Mexico: Truck with 5,000 condoms, 800 HIV tests and a giant inflatable prophylactic
MEXICO CITY (AP) _ Missing in Mexico: One truck carrying 5,000 condoms, 800 HIV tests and a 23-foot (7 meter) inflatable prophylactic.
The coordinator of an HIV/AIDS awareness tour, Polo Gomez, said Wednesday that the “Condomovil” was parked in front of a friend’s house in Mexico City when it disappeared Sunday evening. He believes the truck was stolen, but he doesn’t know why. Police are still investigating.
The truck should be easy to spot. It features painted images of a peeled banana, the exposed part shaped like a condom, and a shirtless man saying: “I protect myself. Do you?”
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Mar 10 2008
See also: http://icanhascheezburger.files.wordpress.com/2008/03/funny-pictures-nasa-launch-abort-spider.jpg
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Jan 24 2007
Scientists can’t get sloth to move
JENA, Germany – Scientists in the eastern German city of Jena said Wednesday they have finally given up after three years of failed attempts to entice a sloth into budging as part of an experiment in animal movement.
Alrighty-then.
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Jan 17 2007
A post on Making Light tracks BBC “obsession” with hamsters, and this one story caught my attention:
Hamster back from the dead
Three-year-old Claudia had gone to the great cage in the sky. Or so it seemed.
For despite being buried in her makeshift coffin three feet below the ground, the plucky rodent was determined not to give up on life just yet.
She gnawed her way out of the box and burrowed up to the surface, before making her way back home.
via a post on DailyKos (probably C&J?)
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Nov 15 2006
Oh, wait… that’s poisoning pigeons, not swallowing them…
Pelican swallows pigeon in park
Last Updated: Wednesday, 25 October 2006, 10:06 GMT 11:06 UK
Families and tourists in a London park were left shocked when a pelican picked up and swallowed a pigeon.
The unusual wildlife spectacle in St James’s Park was caught on camera by photographer Cathal McNaughton.
Sorry for yet another late post, this and the Thailand one I dropped a link into here when fresh and never got around to posting it.
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