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Thursday, August 04, 2005

Badgers Do It In The Dark!!!

Humans aren't the only animals who prefer their nookie with the lights off.
Badgers also get a bit shy when dealing with the amorous attentions of their men if it's too light.

Research suggests the notoriously shy creatures prefer to get down to it when the moon is waning and the night sky is darker.
Females appear "tolerant or indifferent" to sex during a new moon and outright "hostile" when the moon is full and at its brightest.
But they become decidedly frisky during the last quarter and many more matings occur.
Dr David Dixon, a marine biologist who studies the UK's largest terrestrial carnivore as a hobby, made the discovery during a three-year study in Plymouth.
Dr Dixon's findings are supported by old natural history books and journals, which also note that matings peak during the darker phases of the moon.
Badger mating can last 90 minutes or more.
Romantic clinches in bright moonlight could in the past have put them at risk of attack by predators.

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