What is organ that descends when female elephant urinates?

Subject: What is organ that descends when female elephant urinates?

Date: Wed Aug 18 11:52:26 1999
Posted by Gayle Berry
Grade level: nonaligned School: adult
City: W. Greenwich State/Province: RI Country: USA
Area of science: Zoology
ID: 934991546.Zo

Message:


Have observed 14 year old female African elephants at zoo.  Organ 
resembling a male's penis descends when she is urninating, then retracts 
when she is finished urinating.  Do not understand this.

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