RE: Reptile-Bird-Dinosaur-Penis Connection

[Ronald Orenstein <ornstn@home.com>]

>> Your reasoning isn't too bad, some of your info (I believe) isn't quite
>> right because some male birds do retain a penis.  These birds include
>> ostriches and ducks, among others.  This seems to indicate a relationship
>> between flight and the presence or absence of this structure.  
>
>I can verify this relationship since, in my own case, the aerodynamic
>drag induced by this structure cut short a very promising track career.

Did you consider pole vaulting?

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