Jun 14, 2021 · Scientists in Australia have uncovered the mystery behind the bizarre four-headed echidna penis by creating an advanced 3D model of the peculiar organ.

Jun 9, 2021 · But perhaps what is most bizarre about the echidna penis is that it has four heads, which are actually rosette-like glans at the end. Only two of these four glans ever become …

May 24, 2021 · Labelled one of the “weirdest penises of the animal kingdom” by Smithsonian Magazine, the echidna penis is bright red and has four heads. ”We’re not really sure why it …

Jun 10, 2021 · Why the short-beaked echidna has such a fancy phallus is still a mystery. The researchers suggest that it could be a mating advantage—not necessarily because it’s …

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Jun 18, 2021 · One of those strange features includes the echidna's four-headed penis, first described in 2007. But when reproductive biologist Jane Fenelon learned that echidnas would …

Jun 9, 2021 · Our study shows that while the echidna penis is mammalian in origin—it has some evolutionary innovations all of its own.

Jun 11, 2021 · Researchers have found an evidence of the echidna's strange-shaped penis in some species of turtles with five glans penis and all amniotes including birds, reptiles and …

Jun 9, 2021 · Scientists from the University of Melbourne and University of Queensland have revealed the mystery behind the unique reproductive parts of the much-loved echidna.

The echidna penis consists of 4 rosette glans, each of which contains a termination of the quadrifurcate urethra, but it appears that only 2 of the 4 glans become erect at any one time.