the laughing fit

This is a picture of a "fossa", the creature that is dubbed "The Pink Panther of Madagascar". It is a cousin of the Lion but has its own reasons to feel King. According to today's Times, the fossa has the larges penis bone of all the cat'like species. An adult fossa is about 3 and a half feet long and has a penis of about 7in, a sixth of its body length. "If man had the same ratio he would be 3ft tall and very smug" the Times continues.

The fossa's mating sessions last about eight hours and the penis bone is thought to assist the male during this time as a sort of natural Viagra. Just in case male readers were getting overly jealous of the feline phallus please note the additional info: "Like the domestic cat, the fossa's member has spikes that make withdrawal a painful and long drawn-out business. Equally wincingly, the bacula can easily break."

Still purring?