Female Hyenas Have Sex Organs That Elongate Like a Penis When Mating and Giving Birth

KOMPAS.com – Reproduction must be experienced by all animals living on Earth, to be able to produce offspring naturally. In the animal world, there are various ways of breeding that tend to be unique, some even very scary.

One of those unique marriage processes is experienced by hyena spotted (Crocuta crocuta). Unlike most other animals, where the males are more aggressive and dominate when the breeding season arrives, the female hyena is just the opposite.

As reported by Live ScenceWednesday (26/4/2006) spotted hyena the female will put on a show to attract the attention of the male hyena. In fact, their bodies are more muscular than the males.

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Hyena marriage is not easy, because their clitoral organs are about 17 cm long penis in males called pseudopenis.

Therefore, males must be careful to direct their genitals at the time of mating. Hyena The female spotted can also urinate with this organ, turning it into a penis.

Known as tough animals, the females fight in order to mate with the male hyenas they are targeting. So not infrequently, the females will fight with females from other groups by biting the genitals, which can damage the reproductive ability of their opponents.

According to a study published in the journal Natureentering the final stages of pregnancy, high-level female hyenas or called alpha hyenas will provide a lot of androgen hormones to their children.

The children who receive excess hormones will be very aggressive when hunting for food, while helping them to survive.

However, this method is very risky because the androgen hormones that are flowed to the child in the womb can damage the ovaries, and make it difficult to get pregnant again.

spotted hyena also known as one of the animal species with the most risky birth process. Because, the mother spotted hyena will give birth to her children through their long clitoris.

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