Do female pigs have six-minute orgasms?
Dear Cecil: There is a rumor going around our office that female pigs have six minute orgasms. We’re hoping to nip such distortions of truth in the bud and also keep the female workers here from feeling anxious with undue expectations of themselves. Also, do animals ever do it for fun? — Concerned reader, Los Angeles Dear Concerned: Generally speaking, your nonhumanoid beasties, such as pigs, do not experience the Big O. We’re talking about the female of the species here, of course. The males generally manage to get off, which to my mind confirms the fundamental sexism of the animal world. This is not to say that the lower orders necessarily are physiologically incapable of orgasm. A couple years ago some Dutch researchers noticed that female stump-tail macaques (macaques are a type of monkey) displayed what must be described as shit-eating grins while engaging in, uh, lesbian episodes. The female on top, if you follow me, concluded the sessions with “ejaculation face,” an expression o
