Neil deGrasse Tyson seems to have forgotten about spiny cat penises.
The astrophysicist and Kanye West of science Twitter caused a stir Friday with a tweet asserting that no current species feels pain during sex.
Unfortunately, Tyson missed the mark. Fellow scientists chimed in almost immediately with examples of animals who — sorry, animals — don’t have a very pleasant fornication experience.
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We’d first like to apologize to female cats, who must endure male cats’ barbed, spiny penises.
Also, sorry, bedbugs. We are sure having your exoskeletons cracked isn’t fun. Read more…
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