Todd Akin has been back-peddling on his statement that “legitimate rape” cannot lead to pregnancy. Of course, we all know that’s ridiculous. But what a human-centric way of thinking we have. Consider the duck, for instance. Did you know that duck vaginas have a complex system of chambers? And that they can close off those chambers in the event of an unwanted sexual advance? And… Oh why am I trying to explain this? Take it away, Isabella!