Thursday, July 23, 2009

The problem with harems ...

... is that satisfying all those females requires lots of energy. Even for 630 pound sea lions:
A RANDY sea lion named Mike died of exhaustion after a marathon mating session at a zoo.

The whiskery beast had been enjoying a morning romp with his harem Farah, Tiffy and Soda when keepers noticed something was wrong.

The dad of 12 was so exhausted that he could not even get out of his pool - and had to be pulled clear by staff.

Despite receiving treatment from a vet, the 45-stone "good natured" sea lion died from acute heart failure. ...

Article here. I guess if you have to shuffle off this mortal coil, there are worse ways to go.

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