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Why Hot Monkey Love is so Hot

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 A friend sends me a dazzling postcard from the island of Corfu in which he says this, and pretty much only this: German primatologists now know  why monkeys scream during sex . In a study of Barbary macaques it appears that the female monkeys scream during sex because it helps the males ejaculate. When the females were noisey the male climax rate was 59% as opposed to 2% when they were quiet.       Jeepers. Doesn't anyone just say "Having a great time wish you were here?" these days?       Noisey sex keeps coming to my attention. First the monkey study, then a Britcom ...a  Britcom... the most staid element of entertainment since the hymn....turns up with an episode about a couple of old swingers keeping everyone awake with their howling and bed-squeaking. When something is drawn to your attention twice in a brief time span it usually means something - I think it means I'm supposed to show you this clip - again, something I recentl...