NINE OF THE WEIRDEST PENISES IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

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From the Smithsonian Mag. Made you look!

Sometimes one just isn’t 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 aren’t there just to show off. Next time the echidna mates, he’ll alternate which half he uses.

By shutting down half of their penis at a time, male echidnas fit perfectly with the female’s two-branched reproductive tract. This creature’s coat of quills don’t spare its genitalia, which features penile spines—a 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/

[RockRaven]

1. I'll save y'all a click... Five of them are Trumps.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

2. LOL!

[JDC]

4. Zing!

[gay texan]

6. DUzy n/t

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

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]

5. The article was a nice distraction

Who knew....a disposable penis.