In marine mammals’ battle of the sexes, vaginal folds can make the difference
Patricia Brennan has made a splash with her studies of genitalia and fit

FERTILE FOLDS In harbor porpoises (one shown), females have vaginal folds (3-D endocast shown below) that may help them exert control over fertilization.
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