South Africa and Israel, the world's largest producers of ostrich meat and leather, are particularly concerned about the birds' low fertility rates cutting into profits in this new industry. The ranchers don't need to touch the ostriches. All they need to do is smile and speak softly. These love birds are stimulated by sight and sound. Dr. Rozenboim has also had some success exciting male ostriches with female ostrich sex dolls.
Many gentlemen prefer blondes, and so do salmon, tuna and other deep sea creatures.
Russian fisherman are buying up Barbie dolls to use their golden hair as fishing lures, according to Interfax news agency. Fishermen in the northern Pacific port of Magadan were quoted as saying the shiny doll hair is very popular with the local fish. They have been purchasing the dolls from Chinese exporters, who usually sell the popular toy to department stores. This news comes as the 8-inch, plastic woman approaches her 40th birthday. Barbie made her debut at the 1959 toy fair in New York.