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Scientist seeks deposits for elephant sperm bank
The Local ^
| 16 Mar 12
| Ben Knight
Posted on 03/16/2012 12:52:52 PM PDT by Slings and Arrows
Elephants in captivity are becoming too inbred, so a German researcher has amassed a sperm bank of wild elephant semen for zoos to draw on. There’s just one small problem – sperm is not a commodity bull elephants give up lightly.
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TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: ajobforsandra; napl
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To: Slings and Arrows
If they get too many donors that bank might need a “bailout”. :-)
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posted on
03/16/2012 1:28:40 PM PDT
by
Nervous Tick
(Trust in God, but row away from the rocks!)
To: Nervous Tick
...paging Ms. Fluke. :-D
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posted on
03/16/2012 1:31:32 PM PDT
by
skinkinthegrass
(Simple: Kill the terrorists, Protect (all) the borders, ridicule all the (surviving) Liberals :^)
To: Slings and Arrows
Oh, man - this should be fun...
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posted on
03/16/2012 1:43:47 PM PDT
by
jagusafr
("Write in Palin and prepare for war...")
To: Slings and Arrows
OK, so why do elephants have 4 feet?
Because 6 inches just doesn't do it...
To: dfwgator
As a counterexample, I offer Meghan McCain.
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posted on
03/16/2012 2:00:53 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: jagusafr
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posted on
03/16/2012 2:03:39 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: laker_dad
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posted on
03/16/2012 2:07:39 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
To: Slings and Arrows
Somehow, I think Mike Rowe is going to pass on this particular Dirty Job. . .
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posted on
03/16/2012 2:27:23 PM PDT
by
Salgak
To: Slings and Arrows
Elephants in captivity are becoming too inbred, so a German researcher has amassed a sperm bank of wild elephant semen for zoos to draw on. There’s just one small problem – sperm is not a commodity bull elephants give up lightly. LOL.
Well, not given up lightly to German researchers I'm sure.
The Bull elephant's herd of females probably trumpet a different tune however.
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posted on
03/16/2012 2:34:46 PM PDT
by
Col Freeper
(FR is a smorgasbord of Conservative thoughts and ideas - dig in and enjoy it to its fullest!)
To: Slings and Arrows
I thought males of every species liked having that done to them.
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posted on
03/16/2012 2:37:47 PM PDT
by
RichInOC
(No! BAD Rich! (What'd I say?))
To: Slings and Arrows
There's a job to put on your resume. When asked for details the applicant said, "Well, the pay wasn't much but the tips were really big."
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posted on
03/16/2012 2:37:57 PM PDT
by
Max in Utah
(A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within.)
To: Slings and Arrows
A job for Sandra ?
Cheers!
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posted on
03/16/2012 10:30:04 PM PDT
by
grey_whiskers
(The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
To: grey_whiskers
Could give her unrealistic expectations.
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posted on
03/16/2012 10:32:04 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
(You can't have Ingsoc without an Emmanuel Goldstein.)
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