An anatomist at the University of Massachusetts, Diane Kelly said, crocodile penis is really unique and different from other animals because it can continue to erect. This advantage is because the crocodile penis is made of strong fibrous tissue.
“It’s really exciting and very strange, very different from anything I’ve ever seen in vertebrates,” Kelly said. Live ScienceMonday (7/3/2022).
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The uniqueness of this crocodile penis has been the subject of scientific research since 1915. In the paper at that time, a scientist described how mysterious the crocodile penis was. But the scientist has not been able to reveal the secret of the crocodile penis.
To know the secret of crocodile penis , Kelly bought several dead American alligators from Rockefeller Wildlife Refuge in Louisiana. One of the alligators he bought was more than 4 meters long and dissected it.
Kelly was shocked by what she saw, hidden beneath her was a nearly 7cm long penis that was still erect. When he dissected penile tissue, he found a very high content of collagen.
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