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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsNINE OF THE WEIRDEST PENISES IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
https://thumbs-prod.si-cdn.com/FnelJU_HoX4DKn3q7-IVp0fx-gs=/1024x596/filters:focal(2563x1940:2564x1941)/From the Smithsonian Mag. Made you look!
Sometimes one just isnt enough. Or so it seems for the echidna, a spiny egg-laying mammal, which has evolved a four-headed penis. During copulation, echidna penises operate on a part-time schedule: half the penis temporarily shuts down while the other two heads are responsible for fertilization. But those extra two heads arent there just to show off. Next time the echidna mates, hell alternate which half he uses.
By shutting down half of their penis at a time, male echidnas fit perfectly with the females two-branched reproductive tract. This creatures coat of quills dont spare its genitalia, which features penile spinesa horrifying frequent trait in the animal kingdom (even humans once had them) which may increase fertilization success or trigger ovulation. /snip
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/nine-weirdest-penises-animal-kingdom-180976274/
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NINE OF THE WEIRDEST PENISES IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM (Original Post)
Tom Yossarian Joad
Nov 2020
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RockRaven
(14,962 posts)1. I'll save y'all a click... Five of them are Trumps.
Tom Yossarian Joad
(19,228 posts)2. LOL!
gay texan
(2,442 posts)6. DUzy n/t
The Velveteen Ocelot
(115,681 posts)3. Leopard slugs! Electric blue! Who knew?
There is a penis museum in Reykjavík but it contains only mammalian members (including humans). No leopard slugs.
MLAA
(17,285 posts)5. The article was a nice distraction
Who knew....a disposable penis.