2006-09-29 09:50:25 · 18 answers · asked by Trudy V 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Depends if they are a pre or post op transexual!
2006-09-29 10:00:01 · answer #1 · answered by paddymac 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes the male Oomigoolie bird has the largest penis and associated tackle in the bird kingdom.
Its name is derived from the sound it makes on landing.
2006-09-29 16:55:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
James is right...only some birds have a penis. The largest group of birds (passerines) do not have a penis....just a cloaca. The male presses his cloaca against the females and transfers sperm this way. This is referred to as a "cloacal kiss" and is how they can mate without a penis.
2006-09-29 17:01:53 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope. Both males and females have a cloaca, one opening for everything. When birds male, the male mounts the female and the goal is for the cloacas to meet and to transfer the sperm to the female. For birds, the only way to tell the difference between sexes is 1. sexual dimorphism (males and females have different coloring or 2. sexual monomorphism (where they look the same, scientists have to surgically determine sex!)
2006-09-30 03:11:18 · answer #4 · answered by natureutt78 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Only birds from Paleognathae family (flightless ones such as emus, ostriches and kiwis) and Anatidae (waterfowls such as ducks, geese and swans) are birds that possess a penis.
Other birds don't (and to be honest I have no idea how they reproduce).
2006-09-29 16:56:21 · answer #5 · answered by James W 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No birds of both sexes reproduce through the cloaca,which,interestingly,is also how reptiles reproduce.
2006-09-29 22:48:31 · answer #6 · answered by That one guy 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yeah ive seen a ducks err..penis before..twas very funny. it was having sex with a bird and got in a flap ( ROFL )
2006-09-30 06:38:04 · answer #7 · answered by garethjones1992 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No they have a cloaca. (This serves as an exit for everything at that end!) That is why they struggle so much mating as they have to get the orifices together.
RoyS.
2006-09-29 16:53:31 · answer #8 · answered by Roy S 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but it's like a cat's penis or snake's penis
2006-09-29 16:52:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Only the males.
2006-09-29 22:54:34 · answer #10 · answered by NEIL C 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋