Strong Verbs Are Just Better

"The female, after a prolonged period of copulation in the same position, broke away and began to trot in a pattern of circles and figures of eight.

"The male chased her, following closely behind, and then bit her on the rump," he says.

"She immediately stopped just long enough to permit him to roll her on her side and begin copulating again.

"If the male was slow to mount, she would kick back aggressively and not let him roll her on her side again until she had run round in more circles and figures of eight. This happened seven times."

Mr Marks says he hopes his study will solve the sloth-like image problem of the common wombat, making the furry marsupials "the symbol of Australian male sexual virility".

Well excuse ME, Mr Marks. Male sexual virility consists of chasin' a woman down and bitin' her on the bottom? Observe that the male wombat is only demonstrating his 'virility' here because his lady friend won't put up with any sloppy efforts. What about the female wombat as representative of strong-willed australian women?

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Hat-tip to laggy_nidium in ursulav's comment section.