I stoled this from Scape at another board. It's...odd.
http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/research/story/0,9865,1432991,00.html
http://education.guardian.co.uk/higher/research/story/0,9865,1432991,00.html
That's Just Ducky
- Thread starter Reverend Blair
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Odd? Nah, that sort of thing is the norm in Holland. Right, Rick? 
Observe: "Rather startled, I watched this scene from close quarters behind the window until 19.10 hours during which time (75 minutes) I made some photographs and the mallard almost continuously copulated his dead congener. He dismounted only twice, stayed near the dead duck and picked the neck and the side of the head before mounting again. The first break (at 18.29 hours) lasted three minutes and the second break (at 18.45 hours) lasted less than a minute. At 19.12 hours, I disturbed this cruel scene."
He watched, at close quarters, took pictures, then 'disturbed this cruel scene'. After 75 feckin' minutes! And you say the English are perverted. 8) :lol: :wink:
Observe: "Rather startled, I watched this scene from close quarters behind the window until 19.10 hours during which time (75 minutes) I made some photographs and the mallard almost continuously copulated his dead congener. He dismounted only twice, stayed near the dead duck and picked the neck and the side of the head before mounting again. The first break (at 18.29 hours) lasted three minutes and the second break (at 18.45 hours) lasted less than a minute. At 19.12 hours, I disturbed this cruel scene."
He watched, at close quarters, took pictures, then 'disturbed this cruel scene'. After 75 feckin' minutes! And you say the English are perverted. 8) :lol: :wink:
:lol: :lol: :lol: Thank you, Rev, for that morning laugh. I think the scientist is stranger than the duck, but hey, who am I to judge.
Yep, definitely the norm here Henry I enjoyed the sentence "no one would raise an eyebrow in the liberal Netherlands", because that is quite true really! To a certain extent of course (we too have certain people who would rather see homosexuals be locked for "sodomy") ... I do have a totally different on ducks from now on 8O
Actually It's geese that mate for life, and swans too. Not too sure about ducks though, they are lower on the food chain and "life" may not consist for a lengthy duration. However it seems with that article that anything is possible. 8O