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15-10-2007, 15:57
Sometimes you just wish Humans would get on the endangered list...
Virile dormouse's rude awakening
A Devon hazel dormouse has been given the responsibility of boosting his species' population levels in the UK.
Affectionately known as "The Daddy", the dormouse from a forest near Exeter will spend the next five years doing his duty.
His offspring will then be taken to areas with low dormice populations
A zoo spokesman said: "He's had a good sleep, a good feed and now he can turn his attention to the ladies."
A park spokesman said: "We were lucky that we had a high population of young males, so we could spare him.
"For five years he'll have all the food he wants and as many women as he can take - and he gets to sleep all winter."
Before heading for bed to gather strength for his arduous task, The Daddy was fed with hazelnuts and berries to boost his weight from 15g to 25g.
Phil Knowling from Paignton Zoo said scientists would monitor his progress in a special outdoor nest made of hay and straw and his mates would be delivered to him.
"It's tough work, but he looks up for it."
BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/4950936.stm)
so would you volunteer yourself to live in a lavish home, have women delivered to your door for casual sex and eat lavishly
or would you rather be an office mouse with one of those little suits and a cute little filing tray?
Virile dormouse's rude awakening
A Devon hazel dormouse has been given the responsibility of boosting his species' population levels in the UK.
Affectionately known as "The Daddy", the dormouse from a forest near Exeter will spend the next five years doing his duty.
His offspring will then be taken to areas with low dormice populations
A zoo spokesman said: "He's had a good sleep, a good feed and now he can turn his attention to the ladies."
A park spokesman said: "We were lucky that we had a high population of young males, so we could spare him.
"For five years he'll have all the food he wants and as many women as he can take - and he gets to sleep all winter."
Before heading for bed to gather strength for his arduous task, The Daddy was fed with hazelnuts and berries to boost his weight from 15g to 25g.
Phil Knowling from Paignton Zoo said scientists would monitor his progress in a special outdoor nest made of hay and straw and his mates would be delivered to him.
"It's tough work, but he looks up for it."
BBC (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/4950936.stm)
so would you volunteer yourself to live in a lavish home, have women delivered to your door for casual sex and eat lavishly
or would you rather be an office mouse with one of those little suits and a cute little filing tray?