Fun new fact!

[olyclimber]

Did you know that ancient mammals survived by eating the fossils of tiny dinosaurs? Mmmmm....crunchy!

 

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[KaskadskyjKozak]

mmm... tastes like chicken

[specialed]

So, modern mammals survive by burning the fossils of dinosars.

[ScottP]

Yeah, the stupid ones.

[willstrickland]

Fun New Fact:

 

Search for WMD officially ended/called off. None found. War started, tens of thousands dead, no exit strategy, country on the brink of civil war, $200 billion added to the debt while the dollar resumes its slide and a backdoor draft continues.

 

Stupid. Fucking. Chickenhawks.

[TheOldHouseMan]

Read this today.

Did you know that Swordfish keep thier eyes and thier brains up to 20 degrees warmer that the water they swim in. The water they swim in can be as cold as 27 degrees.

[glacier]

And NASA's going to slam a spacecraft into a comet. Yeeehawww!

[EWolfe]

Hey, gotta get those core samples!

[archenemy]

Average number of squirts from a cow's udder needed to yield a gallon of milk : 345

[olyclimber]

Average number of squirts from a cow's udder needed to yield a gallon of milk : 345

 

Well, that depends on your milking technique. If you simply squeeze the teat, you're not going to get as much milk per squirt then if you both squeeze and pull downward on the teat.

[Cobra_Commander]

Cobra Commander yields to the unprecedented spraying ability demonstrated herein.

[archenemy]

to teat his own...

[Dechristo]

...you're not going to get as much milk per squirt then if you both squeeze and pull downward on the teat.

 

...that's what my kids discovered.

 

Now, my poor wife has to tuck 'em in to the top of her panties.

[archenemy]

...you're not going to get as much milk per squirt then if you both squeeze and pull downward on the teat.

 

...that's what my kids discovered.

 

Now, my poor wife has to tuck 'em in to the top of her panties.

 

That might make climbing in a bikini top more challenging.

[Dechristo]

...you're not going to get as much milk per squirt then if you both squeeze and pull downward on the teat.

 

...that's what my kids discovered.

 

Now, my poor wife has to tuck 'em in to the top of her panties.

 

That might make climbing in a bikini top more challenging.

 

Not at all... in fact, it's quite easy to climb in her bikini top - and use it for a hammock.

 

[Dru]

Introduction

Artificial insemination (AI) has been the most powerful tool for livestock improvement ever available to the breeder; however, this technique has not been well developed as a routine method for breeding camelids compared with its fast and universal application in other farm animals. This review will summarize our current understanding of semen characters and AI in the Bactrian camel [1-6].

 

Semen Collection

During the breeding season all anticipated semen donors for AI programs are examined to ensure they are in good condition. Sexual behavior such as libido and the number of females each male mounts is recorded daily, as well as their acceptance of different kinds of artificial vaginas (AV) and dummies. Some incidental irregularities of semen characteristics may be explained by deviations from normal mating behavior of a donor bull. Only males with excellent reproductive performance that produce high quality semen and have good production potential should be selected for AI. Attempts to collect semen can then be carried out on alternate days, or if necessary daily, but with at least one rest day each week. Semen can be collected reasonably easily using an AV similar to that used for bulls with an inner rubber lining.

The male Bactrian camel is not very sensitive to temperature, pressure and lubrication inside the AV, but since copulation can be a lengthy process, taking anything from 3 - 25 minutes, and since the temperature during the winter rutting-season in China is low (as low as -20oC), the temperature inside the AV should be 40 - 41oC. The water-jacketed semen collection flask should also be kept warm at 37oC to avoid cold shock for the sperm. When collecting semen, the male should tease a receptive female in order to establish olfactory contact. The female is then restrained in a recumbent position, so that she cannot stand up when mounted, and the male is lead up from behind. When the male sits down on the female and makes a few thrusts, the operator grasps the male's sheath and directs his penis into the AV. and holds it there by manual pressure at the base of scrotum (Fig. 1). The male will make several thrusts, interspersed by periods of rest, until ejaculation is completed and the whole process of semen collection, from intromission of the penis into the AV to the completion of ejaculation, can take an average of 4.95 + 1.32 minutes although it may occasionally take a lot longer (20 - 25 min).

[Dechristo]

One hump or two?

[archenemy]

Oh my, I think I've been doing it wrong!

[Dechristo]

... all anticipated semen donors ... are examined to ensure ... their acceptance of different kinds of artificial vaginas (AV) and dummies.

 

A rich field of donors here.

 

[archenemy]

... all anticipated semen donors ... are examined to ensure ... their acceptance of different kinds of artificial vaginas (AV) and dummies.

 

A rich field of donors here.

 

They seem to pick the dummies.

[Dechristo]

They seem to pick the dummies.

 

<--- The most common "AV/Dummy" used.

 

Of course, that's a left hand... maybe not as common.

[foraker]

Does anybody who climbs with Dru ever come back or do they just throw themselves off the cliff or go running into the woods?

[Dr_Flash_Amazing]

Does anybody who climbs with Dru ever come back or do they just throw themselves off the cliff or go running into the woods?

 

Wait, Dru climbs?

[foraker]

i could be wrong about that i guess......the climbing part anyway.

[Dru]

Does anybody who climbs with Dru ever come back or do they just throw themselves off the cliff or go running into the woods?

 

Wait, Dru climbs?

 

Is bouldering climbing?