Zoo sex tours becoming popular Valentine date

Associated Press (via San Jose Mercury News) ^ | 12 February 2003 | Kristen Wyatt

[CounterCounterCulture]

ATLANTA - From gay flamingos to fish that can give themselves sex changes, animals and their love lives are giving zoos a hot draw for the slow winter season - adults-only sex tours for Valentine's Day.

Zoos across the country are inviting grown-ups for cocktails and racy lectures about mating habits in the wild. The Valentine's Day events are so popular many zoos book weeks in advance.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Groupers can change their gender when the ratio of males to females is off balance.

Could we be looking at the future of China?

[11th Earl of Mar]

Somewhere in the FR archives, there is a story of a zookeeper who has the job of going around each day and collecting sperm from all of the animals.

Some of the animals seemed to enjoy it.

The gorilla, upon seeing this man enter his cage, would lay down on his back, put his hands behind his head and wait.

Now THAT would be a Valentine's Day tour!

[Notwithstanding]

I visited a zoo in Oklahoma once.
I saw two huge tortoises mating.
It was not romantic.

[biblewonk]

I saw 2 crows going at it last fall right along first avenue and it cracked me up. I was on a bicycle so I got the audio too. It was like the female was going "ow ow ow ow" but he didn't care a bit.

[Pearls Before Swine]

Some of the animals seemed to enjoy it.

The gorilla, upon seeing this man enter his cage, would lay down on his back, put his hands behind his head and wait.

Poor guy doesn't have a lot else to look forward to, does he?

[Notwithstanding]

Tortoises actually make loud grunting noises when so inclined....

[CounterCounterCulture]

there is a story of a zookeeper who has the job of going around each day and collecting sperm from all of the animals

I can imagine the want ads...

W A N T E D

Animal sperm collector
Minimum 2 years experience
References required

[Luna]

Okay...these people think it's neat to go to the zoo to learn about and witness mating amongst the lower life forms? That's romantic and Valentine's Day-ish? "That's sick" it the first thing that comes to my mind. I guess human sex just isn't interesting enough anymore. Now people want to butt into animals' private lives. Voyeurism takes on a new demension.

[caisson71]

If you saw two cows going at it, it must have been in SF.

[Delbert]

YOU AND ME BABY AINT NOTHING BUT MAMMALS, LET'S DO IT LIKE THEY DO IT ON DISCOVERY CHANNEL! : )

[Sloth]

W A N T E D

Animal sperm collector

Minimum 2 years experience

References required

At least Michael Jackson will have something to fall back on.

[CounterCounterCulture]

Ever seen the unedited video for that song? ;-)

[biblewonk]

CROWS

[IncPen]

I visited a zoo in Oklahoma once. I saw two huge tortoises mating. It was not romantic.

We went to see the pandas at the national zoo in DC one time and the giraffes were doing it in the exhibit right behind us.

Picture that if you will

[biblewonk]

Tortoises actually make loud grunting noises when so inclined....

I can respect that.

[Fintan]

For instance, flamingos often pair with members of the same sex. Mallard ducks are notorious rapists. Groupers can change their gender when the ratio of males to females is off balance.

 

 

Well...

 

[exit82]

Monkey see, monkey do.

[exit82]

That picture is the antidote for Viagra.