blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom/2009/12/22/kinkiness-beyond-kinky/

"There comes a time in every science writer’s career when one must write about glass duck vaginas and explosive duck penises."

The Blue Duck is an endangered species, with a natural habitat limited to mountain streams in the shrinking wilderness of New Zealand, beset by predators (introduced by us from foreign lands), and hydroelectric dams.

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I apologize, since this isn't very "wtf" worthy (okay, maybe a little). This is more of a, "Good jesus, does anyone know what the crap this is?" post ( Read more... )

The Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata) lives in the Andes, and as the name suggests, has a fondness for very fast-moving mountain streams, especially near waterfalls. Obviously it needs to be a very powerful swimmer to fight the current and swim upstream in that, especially as it's a bit on the small side (smaller than a Mallard). Like many duck ( Read more... )

Yeah, anyone who's watched all planet earth would have seen this, but it still cracked us up.

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We're having a huge wtf moment over how the things manage to fall that far unharmed (yes, it's just a small light thing landing on a cushioned surface, but still). Plus they look ridiculous when bouncing.

Most birds don't actually have penises. To reproduce, they usually simply rub cloacas (The one genital opening for a bird). This is known as a "cloacal kiss ( Read more... )

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