African Bush Elephant
Loxodonta africana
1 m
Length of the erect penis of a fully grown male, given as an approximate upper value ('can reach 100 centimeters'; caption: 'Reaching about 1 meter … when erect'). Method, measurement landmarks and n not stated; species context is the African elephant photo on that page, but the anatomy chapter covers both living elephants.
Prehensile
A fully grown bull's erect penis can reach about 1 m. Its muscles probably bend it into an S, which lets him hook the tip into the cow's vulva; hers sits unusually far forward, in front of the hind legs.
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Sources
- Laursen L., Bekoff M. (1978) Loxodonta africana. Mammalian Species 92: 1–8 doi:10.2307/3503889
- Short R.V., Mann T., Hay M.F. (1967) Male reproductive organs of the African elephant, Loxodonta africana. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility 13(3): 517–536 doi:10.1530/jrf.0.0130517
- Keats D. (2011) 'African Elephant, Loxodonta africana penis': photograph. Wikimedia Commons (from Flickr), CC BY 2.0 link
- Shoshani J. (1992) Anatomy and physiology. In: Shoshani J. (consulting ed.) Elephants: Majestic Creatures of the Wild. Rodale Press, Emmaus PA, p. 79 (ISBN 0875961436); reissued 2000, Checkmark Books, New York (ISBN 0816042942), same text, index 'penis 79, 80' link
- Sikes S.K. (1971) The Natural History of the African Elephant. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London link
Drawn from
- Derek Keats 2011 photograph (Wikimedia Commons): A wild bull, lateral view of the extended but non-erect penis hanging between the legs, curving forward to a blunt tip, with pale unpigmented patches. Unscaled.
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