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Jack Aubrey Founder member
Joined: 31 Aug 2005 Posts: 513 Location: Camptoun, Scotland
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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 10:27 pm Post subject: Caution! Rhinos Reversing! |
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The things you learn from TBs.... While in South Africa I picked up Reggie the Rhino, who is about to make his way onto some verdant Scottish grazing. I see from his web-page that Reggie represents the African White Rhino and among the wealth of information about the beasts is the detail that the penis of the male White Rhino points backwards.
Now, I've never thought of rhinos as being well-endowed in the eyesight department nor very subtle or delicate in their manoeuvring. So is it any wonder that the species is endangered if reproduction can only be achieved by the couple carefully reversing into position? More trysts must fail simply from poor parking than from genetic incompatibility...... _________________ In the service of a Queen |
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Wildlifewriter Founder member
Joined: 04 Aug 2005 Posts: 948 Location: Norn Iron
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Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2006 11:07 pm Post subject: Re: Caution! Rhinos Reversing! |
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Jack Aubrey wrote: | ... the penis of the male White Rhino points backwards. |
Thank God for that...
... I thought it was just me.
-Wlw |
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skinnymalinky Member
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 373 Location: Sunny West Lothian
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 12:27 pm Post subject: |
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I'm just reading that White Rhinos aren't white - they are in fact wide. You learn something new every day - apparently. _________________ Now a happily married pair of cachers! |
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yob kulcha Member
Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 359
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 4:34 pm Post subject: |
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skinnymalinky wrote: | I'm just reading that White Rhinos aren't white - they are in fact wide. You learn something new every day - apparently. |
Who got the QI book for Xmas, then? |
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yob kulcha Member
Joined: 26 Jan 2006 Posts: 359
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 4:36 pm Post subject: Re: Caution! Rhinos Reversing! |
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Jack Aubrey wrote: | ... the penis of the male White Rhino points backwards. |
So instead of pointing to where he's going...
...never mind |
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skinnymalinky Member
Joined: 14 Dec 2006 Posts: 373 Location: Sunny West Lothian
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 9:51 pm Post subject: |
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yob kulcha wrote: | skinnymalinky wrote: | I'm just reading that White Rhinos aren't white - they are in fact wide. You learn something new every day - apparently. |
Who got the QI book for Xmas, then? |
Everyone in my family - two copies for some. _________________ Now a happily married pair of cachers! |
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Jacobite Founder member
Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 459 Location: Longformacus, Scotland.
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Posted: Thu Dec 28, 2006 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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I thought about how this poor rhino would go about it's business,
but I just couldn't get my head around it.
Then I remembered a rather sweaty game of twister I once had
And before you say anything Darling, it was a long time ago.
(atleast a fortnight) |
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parkmoy Member
Joined: 15 May 2006 Posts: 48 Location: N.Ireland
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Posted: Fri Dec 29, 2006 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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Quote: | I thought about how this poor rhino would go about it's business,
but I just couldn't get my head around it. |
Maybe just as well |
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