WATCHING RATS SCREW IN THE NAME OF SCIENCE

Researchers at Concordia University studying the mating habits of rats have found some interesting parallels to human sexual activities. 1) Rats are choosy about their partners, but their standards diminish after a bit of alcohol. 2) Rats are attracted to rats they associate with their first sexual encounter. 3) Rats will cross electrically charged grids and climb cliffs to have sex. 4) Young male rats are inept sexually, sometimes trying to mount the female's head. One important difference between rats and humans: a female rat will beat up a male rat if he makes sexual advances on her and she isn't in heat. (Montreal Gazette)