Koala sex

Those parts of the world not obsessed with celebrities and has-been vice-presidential candidates are concerned about the dangers faced by Australia's koala bears. Now it seems that, in addition to hunting (who could shoot a koala??) and habitat destruction, the poor little critters have a raging STD problem.

I wonder if its possible to get koala groups together for lectures and demonstrations of safe koala sex. I suppose someone should also get busy devising and distributing koala kondoms. The research would be fascinating. I, for one, have no idea what size a koala kondom should be, what's the best material to use, should it have pleasure domes or ribs, or possibly additives to make Ms Koalas even happier.

Australian naturalists may need a koala focus group or two. Maybe they're just going to say "fuck it. We're going out anyway, and we want to go out smiling."

This is the sort of thing that makes it worthwhile to follow the world news.