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  • Sep 17, 2008, 11:11 AM
    kingjames13
    Do whales have penises?
    Do whales have penises?
  • Sep 17, 2008, 11:20 AM
    StaticFX
    Yes they do... well.. the Male Whales do ;)
  • Sep 17, 2008, 11:26 AM
    ChihuahuaMomma
    Yes, they're called DORKS. I'm sure you've heard this before.
  • Sep 17, 2008, 11:55 AM
    StaticFX
    HEY!
    Hmmm...
    So what are whale vagina's called?
  • Sep 17, 2008, 12:00 PM
    ChihuahuaMomma
    San Diego! No, just kidding. I think it's just called a whale's vagina...
  • Sep 17, 2008, 12:03 PM
    Alty
    StaticFX, I looked it up. Apparently it's still called a vagina. ;)

    Some interesting facts;

    A whales erect penis can reach a length of 10 to 11 feet, and his testes may weigh up to a ton.

    All I can say is, OUCH! ;)
  • Sep 17, 2008, 12:06 PM
    ChihuahuaMomma
    Yes, but Blue whales would have a large one, up to 5 feet in length, 2-3 feet in depth, but a Sperm whale would certainly have a much larger vagina, as its name would suggest.
  • Sep 18, 2008, 09:39 AM
    StaticFX
    LMAO

    A Blue whale can ejaculate up to 400 gallons, but only about 10% reach the female...

    OK.. 40 gallons! Yikes!
  • Sep 18, 2008, 09:52 AM
    asking
    There's a BBC series about mammals, The Life of Mammals, with David Attenborough that, in one episode, shows whales mating. The whales' penises are just enormous and also creepily prehensile--bending around and tapping at the female, "looking" for the entrance. She keeps turning herself upside down to evade these advances until the time when she's ready and has picked one male. A fascinating and slightly appalling scene. Practically gave me nightmares.
  • Sep 18, 2008, 09:56 AM
    asking
    PS. All mammals have penises because all mammals do "internal fertilization," meaning the female's egg is fertilized while still inside her. In contrast, most fish have "external fertilization." The female lays her eggs and then the male drops sperm on top of them outside the body of the female. A penis helps get the sperm up inside the female, although lots of animals --birds, for example-- are able to accomplish internal fertilization without a penis.
  • Sep 19, 2008, 06:16 AM
    StaticFX
    ... and then there is the platypus. Lol
  • Sep 19, 2008, 08:28 AM
    asking
    True. The platypus and echidna are special "monotreme" mammals that lay eggs. I was referring to most mammals--"eutherians" such as mice, humans, elephants, tigers, etc. The platypus egg is fertilized internally--like a bird's egg is. I read that they have a four-headed penis. Oh, my. Hence your "lol"?

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