WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — New measurements find that the maximum length of a duck’s penis depends on the company he keeps. And in this case, it’s his fellow males who make the difference.
The corkscrew-shaped penis of a ruddy duck, with a 2-centimeter bar for scale. Patricia Brennan
A drake’s penis substantially wastes away at the end of one breeding season and then regrows as the next season begins.
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