Courtship Jokes

"Well, how are you getting along with your courtship of the banker's daughter?"
The young suitor beamed happily. "Not so bad. I'm getting some encouragement now."
"Really?" responded his friend. "Is she beginning to smile sweetly on you, or something?"
"Not exactly," replied the young man, "but last night she told me she had said 'No!' for the last time."

rats have more bones than men
parrot can see backwards without turning its head
HUMMING BIRD - (RUBY-THROATED)
MASS: About 3-4g (a nickel weighs about 5g).
LENGTH: About 8.5cm (3.5") from tip of bill to tip of tail
WING BEATS: About 60-80 times per second in normal flight, up to 200 times per second in courtship dives
SPEED: Normal flight about 25mph; up to 65kph (40mph) in a courtship dive
HEARTBEATS: About 250 times per minute while at rest, about 1,220 per minute while flying
BREATHING: About 250 breaths per minute while at rest
BODY TEMPERATURE: 40.5 degrees C (105-108 degrees F)
FEATHERS: A typical Hum-bird has 940 feathers.
FEED RATE: Eats about its weight in nectar or sugar water each day.
AVERAGE AGE: Most hummingbirds die within their first year; those that don't
probably live an average of 3 years or so