perfidy

Even as the US Government plans the downfall of humanity, the world's scientists have their eye fixed firmly away from the ball, trying not to look at it. Don't look at the ball! Although, I have to say, if I randomly was handed the opportunity to study the very first documented occurance of gay necrophilia in ducks, I probably would too.

The most disturbing thing I've read today:

Ducks behave pretty badly, it seems. It is not so much that up to one in 10 of mallard couples are homosexual - no one would raise an eyebrow in the liberal Netherlands - but they regularly indulge in "attempted rape flights" when they pursue other ducks with a view to forcible mating. "Rape is a normal reproductive strategy in mallards," explains Mr Moeliker.

Just remember: that delicious duck you're enjoying with Thai red curry sauce may have been an anal corpse rapist.

Gaaaaah.