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Post here about events or news from all over the world. This thread is in the Adult Forums because words like "sex" are deemed inappropriate for the General Forums and, from time to time, there may be newsworthy discussions where that word is used, alongside other adult words.

Some of the funnier lighthearted news stories can often be regarded as "adult" too.

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A same-sex pair of flamingos has successfully hatched an egg at a Devon zoo, staff say. 🦩🦩

Paignton Zoo said it was also its first round of Chilean flamingo chicks since 2018.

The new additions were the offspring of several flamingo couples who were named by the public earlier this year, including the same-sex pair, Curtis and Arthur.

Although it is not known how Curtis and Arthur acquired the egg, staff said the most likely scenario was that the egg "was abandoned by another couple".

Birds curator Pete Smallbones said same-sex parenting was a "known phenomenon" in flamingos.

He said: “We aren’t entirely sure how this has come about, although it is a known phenomenon in Chilean flamingos, as well as other bird flocks.

"The most likely scenario is that the egg was abandoned by another couple, so this pair have adopted it.”

Other named couples that have hatched chicks include Florence and Flame, Frenchie and Del, and Flossie and Lando. These flamingos were all named by the public earlier in the year in order to better document the couples as their paired up over the summer. The initiative, named Love Lagoon, in homage to the reality TV series Love Island, has seen frequent updates posted on the zoo’s social media accounts.

Flamingo eggs hatch after a period of about 28 days, where they are incubated on mud pile nests by both parents.

Mr Smallbones said staff were "pleased at the success of this year’s breeding programme so far". He said: "It’s a testament to the skill and hard work put in by the bird team, and we are hopeful that we may see more eggs hatch over the coming days and weeks.”

Chilean flamingos are native to south America, and can be found in shallow lakes across various countries. According to the zoo, the species is declining in the wild, external due to a number of factors, including egg-harvesting, disturbance by tourism and habitat degradation due to mining.
 
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@Apollo please confirm? My links keep getting deleted and my p***s was removed last time it made an appearance here
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Links to other websites - Links are not allowed in threads. Personal links to your website or websites you are affiliated with are NOT allowed. It will be deleted.

As far as I’m concerned penis should be allowed in the ADULT forum. I’ve PM’d @Chatmaster if he’d like for me to make concrete rules in the adult forum, no reply. So for now I will assume it’s allowed, unless told different. 🤷🏻‍♂️
 
Apollo said:
Links aren’t allowed throughout forums.
Links to other websites - Links are not allowed in threads. Personal links to your website or websites you are affiliated with are NOT allowed. It will be deleted.

As far as I’m concerned penis should be allowed in the ADULT forum. I’ve PM’s @Chatmaster if he’d like for me to make concrete rules in the adult forum, no reply. So for now I will assume it’s allowed, unless told different. 🤷🏻‍♂️
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he loves you, he'll say YASS.

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EDIT: @Inkandtatts should be given open permissions - he knows the limits
 
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Funny you should say that

UK heatwave may cause 'summer penis' in men - doctor explains phenomenon

As temperatures are set to soar over 30C this weekend, you might find yourself struggling to cool down - but some men may also find their penis appears to grow in size

There have been claims from some men about experiencing a phenomenon dubbed 'summer penis', where high temperatures seemingly cause the penis to appear larger.

However, this should not be mistaken for summer penile syndrome, which involves uncomfortable, itchy bites on the genitals. The term 'summer penis' was first introduced by Tracy Moore of MEL Magazine in 2018, and since then, experts have concurred that it's a real occurrence.

Source: The Mirror (the newspaper, not my mirror)
 
A Ukrainian lion with "shellshock" is being driven 1,400 miles to start a new life in the UK.

Yuna has psychological issues and coordination problems after debris landed near her enclosure in January, according to a Kent animal sanctuary.

Yuna and male lion Rori - who's also said to be traumatised following a "massive attack" on Kyiv - are the first of five lions being rescued.

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Performers working in the games industry have spoken of their distress at being asked to work on explicit content without notice, including a scene featuring a sexual assault.

Sex scenes are common in modern games - and are often made by filming human actors who are then digitised into game characters.

But performers have told the BBC a culture of secrecy around projects - where scripts are often not shared until the last moment - means they frequently do not know in advance that scenes may involve intimate acts.

They describe feeling "shaken" and "upset" after acting them out.

Performing arts union Equity is demanding action from the industry
 

Hacker tried to dodge child support by breaking into registry to fake his death, prosecutors say
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LONDON, Ky. -- A Kentucky man attempted to fake his death to avoid paying child support obligations by hacking into state registries and falsifying official records, federal prosecutors said.

Jesse Kipf, 39, of Somerset, was sentenced Monday to nine years in federal prison after reaching a plea agreement where he admitted going to great lengths to avoid child support payments.

Kipf's scheme began in January 2023 when he accessed Hawaii's death registry system by using the username and password of a doctor living in another state, according to a media release from Carlton Shier, the U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky. Once inside the system, Kipf created a case for his own death and completed a worksheet for a death certificate in that state, the federal prosecutor said.

The filing resulted in Kipf being registered as a deceased person in several government databases, the release said. Kipf also accessed other state registry systems and private networks using credentials taken from real people, and attempted to sell the access on the dark web, prosecutors said.

“Kipf admitted that he faked his own death, in part, to avoid his outstanding child support obligations,” prosecutors said.

Kipf was arrested in November and pleaded guilty in April to federal charges of aggravated identity theft and computer fraud. He was sentenced in U.S. District Court in London on Monday.

Kipf divorced in 2008 and he was deployed to Iraq for nearly a year between 2007 and 2008, according to court records.

He must pay more than $195,000 in restitution for damage to computer systems and the remaining total of his child support, the government said.
 
At least 12 people have died after a boat capsized in the English Channel. There are unconfirmed reports that this included 3 children. The boat was carrying migrants illegally to the UK
 
Scotland's top police officer has told Sky News rapists will be banned from having the chance to self-identify as women amid confusion over gender policy.

Chief Constable Jo Farrell has insisted those accused of serious sex offences who declare as a transgender woman will be recorded as a man.


"You can only commit that crime as a man", she said.

In Scotland, rape is defined in law as penetration by a penis without consent.
 
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Scotland's top police officer has told Sky News rapists will be banned from having the chance to self-identify as women amid confusion over gender policy.

Chief Constable Jo Farrell has insisted those accused of serious sex offences who declare as a transgender woman will be recorded as a man.


"You can only commit that crime as a man", she said.

In Scotland, rape is defined in law as penetration by a penis without consent.
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I read this earlier. Should never have been an issue in the first place. and now they're getting some heat for the change in policy but saying the convicts are "banned from having the chance to self-identify" leaves it wide open to attack and distracts from the point that rapists are scum.

Being realistic and saying something like this would at least make it clear and difficult to argue against:

"If someone is accused of rape, they'll be tried under the law. Everyone have a right to self-identify however they choose to but the State has an obligation to protect others from convicted rapists and a right to decide where convicts are sent to prison. In the case of a woman being raped, that will mean the rapist goes to a prison that may not align with their self-identification. Under no circumstances will a rape convict be sent to a women's prison"
 
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