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A Post-mortem erection (or "angel lust") (technically a priapism- a medical condition in which the erect sexual organ does not return to its flaccid state within four hours<ref>Gharahbaghian, L (01 Nov 2008). "[http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2672283/?tool=pubmed Clitoral priapism with no known risk factors]" (Free full text). The western journal of emergency medicine 9 (4): 235–7.</ref>) has been observed in the corpses of human males.<ref> Willis Webster Grube (1897). [http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC02395549&id=2fQSJLwOgy0C&pg=RA3-PA455&lpg=RA3-PA455&dq=priapism+hanging A Compendium of practical medicine for the use of students and practitioners of medicine.] Hadley Co.. Retrieved 2007-01-26. "Erection has long been observed to follow injuries to the cerebellum and spinal cord. Out of eleven cases of cerebellar hemorrhage, erection of the penis was noted six times by Serres. Death by hanging is often accompanied by partial erection."</ref> Interestingly, it has also been witnessed in the animal kingdom. Possibly the most famous occurrence being in the Berezovka Mammoth,<ref>E. W. Pfizenmayer (1926). "[http://hanskrause.de/HKHPE/hkhpe_12_01.htm Mammutleichen und Urwaldmenschen]". Page 165-167</ref> discovered in 1900. While it is usually observed in victims of hangings, it can also be found in victims of violent deaths by poisoning, fatal gunshot wounds to the brain, or a stroke or other brain embolisms. And it can also be caused by decomposition.<ref>Steve Bourget (2006). [http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=9771qjuxilEC&pg=PA124&lpg=PA124&dq=post+mortem+erection&source=bl&ots=B-qGG62Iqq&sig=4ALjLVg1V2tL1s5_GCHCjosZh5s&hl=en&ei=K9v1So3lDIvG4Qb0u4neAw&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=2&ved=0CA4Q6AEwATgK#v=onepage&q=post%20mortem%20erection&f=false Sex, death, and sacrifice in Moche religion and visual culture]. page 124. University of Texas Press.</ref> In some rare cases, ejaculation of semen may also occur.<ref>Science Editor, Stefan Anitei - [http://news.softpedia.com/news/Dead-Men-Can-Really-Have-Erection-Sometimes-They-Ejaculate-too-77649.shtml Dead Men Can Really Have Erection! Sometimes They Ejaculate, too...] - Softpedia</ref>