Whale sex is truly an incredible achievement. Imagine trying to copulate as whales do when you have nothing with which to grasp a mate and, in the ocean, you have nothing to push against for support! Copulation in large whales has been infrequently studied and witnessed in only a remarkably few cases. In fact, copulation of the world's largest whale, the blue whale, has never been observed.
From shallow-dwelling whale species such as the gray whale, here's what is known: Whales are one of the few animals besides humans and bonobo chimpanzees that copulate belly-to-belly. Mating begins when the female is in a forward position horizontally near the water surface. She turns toward the male, who emerges from below and enters her as they spiral on their long axis through the water, which helps push them together. Mating takes only a few seconds, similar to most mammals. Both a whale's penis and its testes are internal to enhance streamlining but the tapered fibro-elastic top of the penis is especially suited for the tricky act of copulation with no limbs. Once it is extruded outside the body for mating, it is dexterous enough to maneuver itself into a female's genital slit to deposit sperm.

5/11/2011 8:18:04 AM

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"you have nothing to push against for support!"

other than the water

5/11/2011 8:19:32 AM

This is straight from the oceanography textbook at my school.

5/11/2011 8:20:13 AM

Ask your wife


OOOOHHHHHH, PWNT SO SOWAH

5/11/2011 8:20:50 AM

I had a serious discussion with my friend about if humans sexed it up like other living things.

The funniest was definitely trees. You just stand at a distance and spray lile 5 gallons of jizz and hope for the best.

5/11/2011 8:28:53 AM

dork

5/11/2011 8:39:37 AM

female's

genitalia

slit

5/11/2011 9:29:05 AM

Read Fluke Or, I Know Why the Winged Whale Sings by Christopher Moore, he has a description of whale sex in the novel.

http://www.chrismoore.com/fluke.html


lol

5/11/2011 10:00:11 AM

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"Mating takes only a few seconds, similar to most mammals."

HOLLER!!!!







On a more serious note....this is actually very interesting:

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"Both a whale's penis and its testes are internal to enhance streamlining but the tapered fibro-elastic top of the penis is especially suited for the tricky act of copulation with no limbs. Once it is extruded outside the body for mating, it is dexterous enough to maneuver itself into a female's genital slit to deposit sperm."

[Edited on May 11, 2011 at 10:04 AM. Reason : .]

5/11/2011 10:03:10 AM

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"FIBRO- ELASTIC TOP"

5/11/2011 10:07:45 AM

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"female's genital slit"

5/11/2011 10:24:12 AM

I think it is kinda like a jet plane refueling midair

5/11/2011 11:15:06 AM

^

[Edited on May 11, 2011 at 11:41 AM. Reason : Paging theDuke]

5/11/2011 11:41:29 AM

the whale penis inspection photo always makes me think of a scenario similar to a Gary Larsen "Far Side" cartoon where the whale's friend is telling him that it's the fifth time this week he's been visiting that boat so what's the deal?

lawls

5/11/2011 12:16:50 PM