Hyena fact 6: The female spotted hyena has a ‘psuedo-penis’ – and both male and female spotted hyenas greet each other with ‘erections.’
The clitoris of the female spotted hyena is enormously elongated to form a fully erectile pseudo-penis through which she urinates, copulates, and gives birth. There is even a “structure” that gives the appearance of a scrotal sac, but it’s actually vaginal labia folded over and filled with connective and fatty tissues.
Pictured: Spotted hyena
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