Sentences with phrase «of the penis bone»

So even with our new understanding of its history, the purpose of the penis bone remains unknown.

In a new study published in Environmental Research, scientists examined samples of the penis bone — a bone called the baculum that allows some mammals to have longer, more successful mating sessions — to see if environmental pollutants might be effecting their density.

Not exact matches

The baculum, a bone in the penis of polar bears, is losing density in areas where pollutant contamination is high — and that may spoil the bears» sex life

According to certain tenets of traditional Chinese medicine, tiger bone steeped in wine is thought to relieve human bone ailments like arthritis and bear penis is used to treat, well, you get the idea.

Chemical pollutants may be reducing the density of the bears» penis bones, putting them at risk of breaking this most sensitive part of their anatomy.

His team has also shown that bears with high levels of similar pollutants in their bodies have smaller testes and penis bones.

The penis of many mammal species contains a bone called the baculum, and new research shows that it evolved at least nine different times in the history of mammals, The Washington Post reports.

The way it pops up again and again indicates that having a baculum probably gives some sort of an advantage — but perplexingly, the groups in which the penis bone evolved don't seem to have anything in common, according to the study in Integrative and Comparative Biology.

It's unlikely that such a variety of creatures would have sprung forth from a common, penis - boned ancestor.

Polar bear penis bones are shrinking in Eastern Greenland, according to Christian Sonne of the University of Aarhus in Denmark and colleagues.

In 2004, Steven Fergusson of the University of Manitoba in Canada showed that carnivores living in snowy environments, close to the poles, tend to have longer penis bones to help them be more competitive.

Boys will experience growth of the penis and testes, facial and body hair growth, a deepening of the voice, growth spurts and more muscle and bone mass.

According to UK researchers, the reproductive organs of male otters have been shrinking, or more precisely, the penis bone known as the baculum has lost both size and weight.

A bone within the penis aids in the penetration of the female.

I've not written much about this subpopulation before but with the flurry of interest over «weakened» penis bones and toxic chemicals, I thought it was time to remedy the situation.

It's already been shown that the sex organs of these endangered species have been shrinking over time, and now it seems the bones inside their penises are growing weaker as well.»