I finally found a diagnosis for MM's condition. It's called Green Penis Disease ... :don'twantto-see:/
We knew that males regularly entered a state called "musth", in which their urge to mate goes into overdrive and they become very aggressive, rather like rutting deer. But this wasn't thought to happen in
Madman.
So when guys like
MM would occasionally appear in our forum with dribbling penises and exuding a strong smell, at first we thought it was an illness.
"I called it the green penis disease," she says.
During musth,
MM is flooded with up to ten times as much testosterone as usual. He has swollen temporal glands: swellings bigger than a grapefruit that stick out behind his eyes. He is also extremely aggressive, and discharges an almost continuous stream of urine that creates a scent trail as he walks.
Musth is a form of honest advertising of a male's sexual availability and condition. To females,
MM is saying, "I'm in very good condition, I've lived long enough, and I can give you a healthy baby that's going to inherit my good genes, virility, and longevity,".
To other men,
MM is advertising, "I'm in very good shape. I'm surging with aggressive hormones, and I'll kill you if you challenge me." Testosterone-charged
MM sometimes fights to the death.
https://www.bbc.com/earth/story/20141101-male-elephants-have-a-sweet-side
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