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20101009 1718 - Museum Of Sex - Genital Morphology display - IMG_2287
Image by Rev. Xanatos Satanicos Bombasticos (ClintJCL)
"Genital Morphology
There is no one 'right' shape for a penis or for a vulva--among people and [among] the animal kingdom. Few, if any, structures so more variation than the [genitals].
The great variation in the size, shape, and color of genitals makes them useful in taxonomy--the study of classification, which helps us to identify species.
However, genitalia is not always the best tool of differentiating males from females of the same species. For instance, male and female whales externally look almost identical, as the penis is protected by the genital slit when not being used, and the testes remain in the body cavity instead of descending.
In the spotted hyena, females have a full replica of the male external genital structure, and in some primate species, such as the wooly monkey, spider monkey, and bush babies, the clitoris of females is the same size or larger than the male penis.
Genitalia have both internal and external components. Biologists refer to the tubes and pipes for carrying and storing sperm and eggs found inside the body as 'internal genitals', and the tubes and pipes outside the body cavity as 'external genitals.'
These building blocks are rearranged in other mammal species, and in many people too, into what is called intersex. All in all, great variation occurs in the structure of external genitals among mammals, both within and cross species."
Genital Morphology display, argentine lake duck, banana slug, barnacle, genitals, longtailed duck, mallard duck, penis, vagina.
Museum Of Sex, museum, Manhattan, New York City, New York.
October 9, 2010.
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BACKSTORY: We were only scheduled to be in town for about 26 hours. And that included *two* sleeps. Combined with the SubGenius devival we were going to later that day, we really didn't have much time to do anything. We woke up, walked around Chinatown, ate, and then headed to the Museum Of Sex to see what oddities it had to offer. Then we went straight to the SubGenius Devival in Astoria afterward.
Happy Tails: Lucy
Image by LollypopFarm
I adopted LaVern about a month ago. As promised, here are a few pictures of her :) She is doing very well and has transitioned quite successfully. We named her Lucy and I don't think she has stopped playing since she stepped out into our apartment. She is eating well, drinking lots of water, and enjoying the room to run around. She is very curious. She has attempted more than once to conquer the string that hangs from the ceiling fan. She loves our attention, which we love to give her, she is quite spoiled. We brought her along to NH to see my family for Christmas and she was surprisingly good the whole time. She didn't get sick and she loved meeting her aunts and uncles and grammy and grampy. (My mother calls Lucy her "grandcat".)
All in all, she's doing great! I love her very much and can't wait to come home to her every day. <3
Lydia
