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Friday 31 October 2014

Dickie By Name Dickie By Nature

In a bit a news that will make all Scotsmen swell with pride, it appears that scientists have confirmed that the first shaggers were in Scotland!

The international team of researchers have reported in the journal 'Nature' that a fish that glories in the name of Microbrachius dicki, is apparently the first-known animal to stop reproducing by spawning, and instead mate by copulation via sexual organs.

They practised this new found fun about 385 million years ago in the waters of some ancient lakes, in land that are now Scotland .... although these fishes were missionaries for the new methods they didn't follow that style as "The very first act of copulation was done sideways, square-dance style." said Professor  Long the lead scientist involved in the discovery .... "They couldn't have done it in a 'missionary position'."

Sex Ancient Scots Style ... Still Looks The Same In Glasgow
Sex Ancient Scots Style ... Still Looks The Same In Glasgow.

These fish, at only about 8cm long, were small pioneers but they were prophets without followers, because as fish evolved, they reverted back to spawning for reproduction, and it was few million years for copulation to make a come-back, reappearing in ancestors of sharks and rays.

But before all the Scots get too big headed .... if you use a sort of pig Latin/English translation Microbrachius dicki, could be translated as 'little dick arm'     

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