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Erect iguana faces penis trauma
Metro.co.uk ^
| Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Posted on 01/26/2007 9:26:05 AM PST by Slings and Arrows
An iguana called Mozart, who has had a permanent erection since he mated a week ago, may have to have his penis cut off if his condition does not subside.
But, even if amputation is necessary, the future is not entirely bleak the lizards have two penises.
Keepers at Aquatopia Zoo in Antwerp, Belgium, will make their decision tomorrow.
TOPICS: Humor; Pets/Animals; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: iguana; iguanapenis; napl; reptile
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To: hsmomx3; PBRSTREETGANG; Titan Magroyne; Irish_Thatcherite
I'm in the process of learning some reptile anatomy because I'm hoping to breed pythons within the next few years. As someone has already stated, most reptiles have two organs which are called hemipenes. They don't work together or consecutively as far as I know. I suspect that they have two for the reason that this article describes. In the wild, one likely becomes damaged occasionally, and a second allows the animal to continue breeding. Another interesting point with snakes is that the sperm travels in grooves on the outside of the hemipene. When the snakes aren't breeding, the hemipenes withdraw into a snake's body in an "inside-out" manner. When the snake is ready to breed, the male will evert one hemipene and insert it into the female. He'll secrete along the outside of the hemipene so that the sperm travels along the hemipene into the female. What might have happened to this iguana is that the muscle that pulls the hemipene back into his body has become damaged. I suspect that the writer of this article has taken quite a bit of poetic license with his description of this poor guy's problem.
Bill
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posted on
01/26/2007 8:54:55 PM PST
by
WFTR
(Liberty isn't for cowards)
To: Slings and Arrows
LOL! When I saw this title I was going to ping you to it only to find you posted it haha!
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posted on
01/26/2007 8:56:53 PM PST
by
KoRn
To: KoRn
With that title, how could I *not* post it?
To: WFTR
I've always wanted a Hemi.
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posted on
01/26/2007 9:20:09 PM PST
by
Delta 21
( MKC USCG - ret)
To: WFTR
Thanks for the info. All the same, it doesn't sound like fun for poor Iggie.
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posted on
01/26/2007 9:29:20 PM PST
by
Titan Magroyne
("Y'know, I've always thought of politics as show business for ugly people." Jay Leno:Al Gore 11/29)
To: WFTR
So... when an iguana is not quite in the mood, do you say his hemi is a semi?
Then you show him Demi:
Would that make his hemi semi Demi quaver?
Sorry, it's very late...
To: Slings and Arrows
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posted on
01/27/2007 10:42:00 AM PST
by
Feiny
(I'd rather be rich than stupid.)
To: feinswinesuksass
There are plenty of pix of a lizard with a permanent erection, but he left office in January 2001.
To: Slings and Arrows
Galapagos the thing right off.
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posted on
02/02/2007 10:54:58 PM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(I last updated my profile on Wednesday, January 31, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; SandyInSeattle; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ..
To: Slings and Arrows
The writer of the articles linked clearly had fun with the story! LOL
Oh, well, all's well that ends well!
To: trillabodilla
Any day you can put "iguana" and "penis" in the same headline is a good day.
To: Slings and Arrows
Looks like they need to either cut down or increase the dosages of Viagra. (Not sure which)
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posted on
02/03/2007 9:22:23 AM PST
by
PSYCHO-FREEP
(Never argue with an idiot, because they'll drag you down to their level and beat you with experience)
To: COBOL2Java
Or wanting to gouge your eyes out...
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posted on
02/03/2007 5:37:10 PM PST
by
metmom
(Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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