Monkey business: Duck anatomy

As they say, variety is the spice of life!

Duckies. You know those cute, quacking, let’s-feed-them-down-by-the-pond ducks? Well, they are one of the few kinds of bird with actual penises and they kind of give new meaning to monster wang. Harlequin ducks have a straight snub-tipped penis. Mallards have ones that are shaped like a corkscrew. And the Argentine lake duck’s penis is about 17 inches long and spiny.

Stranger still: They grow a new penis every year.

We’ll never be able to look at Donald the same way,
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P.S. If there’s a special penis in your life, here’s how to choose the best condoms for it.

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