in rut

Reed, explained that the 2½-ton Willie had been in rut, the male equivalent of in heat.

In 2015, a male camel in rut trampled two people to death at a farm in Texas.

“He’s in rut and wants to breed,” his owner informs me.

“Don’t get too close. When goats are in rut they urinate all over themselves and you really don’t want to get that smell on you.”

I realized what happened only after the deal fell through: I had been afflicted with Seasonal Realty Disorder; it hits city people in spring when we are dreaming of summer houses, and it turns us into panting animals in rut.