We know they built vast sewer systems, such as the masterful Cloaca Maxima in Rome. And the gleaming Roman baths tourists still visit today present a vision of cleanliness and purity. But my research ...

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They don’t permanently brandish them on the outside of their body like other animals, but instead tuck the 10-centimeter (3.9-inch), ghostly-white appendage behind something called a cloaca.

In today’s edition of Nature Is Ridiculous: the alligator penis somewhat behaves like a jack-in-the-box. Let me elaborate. When dissecting an alligator, researcher Brandon Moore of Louisiana ...

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Alright, alright. Not only that, but unlike many other animals, the alligator penis isn’t always on display and is instead tucked behind a cloaca until needed. As IFLScience said: “This means ...