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musth

[ UK /mˈʌsθ/ ]
NOUN
  1. an annual phase of heightened sexual excitement in the males of certain large mammals (especially elephants); is associated with discharge from a gland between the eye and ear
    the frenzied elephant was in musth

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  • Tis a tear formeth in myne eye for such a rareth performance hasth noth been seen since the Shakespearean greats … MaryOspockn I feel I musth addeth thy name to the list of others who have done so, and believeth me – the list be short. Wow. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
  • Musthab bean teh speshlol sorss awn tath larst cheezburger ! Census kitteh knows you’re in there. - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger?
  • (> 25 years) undergo an annual period of sexual activity, known as musth, during which they experience heightened testosterone levels, continuously dribble large quantities of strongly scented urine, become dominant to all other non-musth males, and are the preferred mates of females PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • Alpha most likely gored these elephants because they resisted his sexual advances while he was in a "musth" state, the forest officials said. The Earth Times Online Newspaper
  • The word musth is derived from a Persian word meaning drunk. Home | Mail Online
  • Analysis showing that nulliparous female elephants do not direct their oestrous behaviour appropriately towards musth males, unlike parous females. PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • the frenzied elephant was in musth
  • Bull elephants, when inclined to mate, enter a frenzied state called musth; they fight with each other for possession of the cow elephants, and become a menace to everything in their path; many humans are killed at this time. Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
  • The exact chemical blend of a pheromone emitted by older male elephants in musth influences both a female elephant's interest in mating and how other surrounding elephants behave, a new study has found. December 22nd, 2005
  • Experts attribute the behaviour to 'musth' (a state of heightened testosterone-fuelled aggression in bull elephants). The Times of India
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