No, it's not your boss. This pejorative is really the accepted name of a whale's penis. And it's no ordinary penis. The whales, as you might imagine, have the world's largest penises. The blue whale is the champ, with a ten-foot long member that is one foot in diameter. African bull elephants have nothing to be ashamed of either. They are the land-animal champs, coming in at five- to six-foot-long penises.
What are Some Bizarre Facts About Animal Sex?
The shovel-shaped penis of the dragonfly scoops out the sperm of other suitors.
Porpoises enjoy group sex.
Wild animals, as a rule, don't get VD, although otters can get herpes.
The sperm of a mouse is longer than the sperm of an elephant.
Koalas, iguanas, and Komodo Dragons all have forked penises (split in two).
The rhinoceros penis is two feet long.
The poor male penguin has only one ejaculation a year.
The raccoon penis has a little bone in it that has been used as a toothpick by some.
The mosquito penis is one-hundredth of an inch.
Minks fornicate for up to eight hours at a time.
Chimpanzees spend no time on foreplay, averaging about three-seconds per copulation.
Hamsters can have sex seventy-five times a day.
Shaw's jird (a dessert rat) holds the record for frequency of copulation - up to 224 times in two hours!
The majority of giraffes and turkeys are bisexual.
A gorilla's penis is a mere two inches long.
Like humans, fish practice fellatio.
The six-inch long Alpine banana slug has a thirty-two inch penis.
Beavers and hamsters will, on occasion, mate face to face.
Most male birds don't have a penis, but rather holes that pass the sperm to the females.
When a male deer rubs his antlers on a tree, it is a form of masturbation.
All facts today were graciously given with permission and taken from Quickies - Fascinating Facts about the Facts of Lifeby Don Voorhees. You can read our review of the book here.