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by: Spork Active Indicator LED Icon 9 OP 
~ 7 years ago   Dec 31, '16 7:41pm  
Use it or lose it
by Angela Chen@chengela Dec 14, 2016, 2:14pm EST
 
Many of our primate relatives have penis bones. Humans don’t — and the reason is probably because we don’t need to have as much sex, researchers say.
 
In a study published this week in the journal Proceedings of Royal Society B, researchers traced the evolutionary history of the penis bone, or bacula. It’s been around for a long time (no pun intended), first evolving between 145 and 95 million years ago. That means the most recent ancestor that all primates and carnivores share had a bacula. And of course, chimps and bonobos still have theirs. But there are some key differences in sexual behavior between chimps and bonobos and us. They’re polygamous while humans usually aren’t, and being polygamous might make it more important to have lots of sex.
 
Scientists aren’t completely sure what the penis bone does. One theory is that it lets males have sex for longer by supporting the penis during sex. After tracing the evolution of the penis bone through 27 generations, the researchers found that polygamous species have much thicker penis bones than monogamous species, which supports the idea that the bacula is important for those who need to have more sex.
 
If you’re monogamous, you can usually trust that your partner isn’t having sex with lots of other people; being polygamous comes with no such promise. There’s more competition, and so it’s more important for the males to spend a lot of time having sex with their female partners so their DNA is the one that wins.
 
Basically, use it or lose it.
 
www.theverge.com/201 6/12/14/13956230/hum ans-penis-bone-sex-b acula-evolution 4951
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sweetie Active Indicator LED Icon 11 Forum Moderator
~ 7 years ago   Dec 31, '16 7:44pm  
Wth? I think men do just fine the way they are. I don't think they miss that bone. Just one more bone to break. Lol 4951
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mm4731 Active Indicator LED Icon 13
~ 7 years ago   Dec 31, '16 7:49pm  
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ET Active Indicator LED Icon 17
~ 7 years ago   Dec 31, '16 7:51pm  
That's funny I was just reading something that said instead of a rib Adam contributed the penis bone.
Equally laughable but coincidental. 4951
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beastmode Active Indicator LED Icon 12
~ 7 years ago   Dec 31, '16 8:29pm  
Can't get penis arthritis or penis osteoporosis.  4951
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Spork Active Indicator LED Icon 9 OP 
~ 7 years ago   Dec 31, '16 8:33pm  
That's funny I was just reading something that said instead of a rib Adam contributed the penis bone.
Equally laughable but coincidental.
 
@ET:
Wait, so we just shared simultaneous thoughts about penis, but with an evolution v creationism twist? Um, jinx? [sips whiskey]  The new year can't come fast enough. 4951
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ProblemAgain Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 7 years ago   Dec 31, '16 9:33pm  
 The new year can't come fast enough.
 
@Spork:
it might come faster if it had a penis bone 4951
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BooBear Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 7 years ago   Dec 31, '16 9:36pm  
So, what exactly did this bone do? 4951
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donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator
~ 7 years ago   Dec 31, '16 9:36pm  
Humans don’t — and the reason is probably because we don’t need to have as much sex,
 
@Spork: I call BS because I need it OFTEN!!! 4951
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ProblemAgain Active Indicator LED Icon 10
~ 7 years ago   Dec 31, '16 9:42pm  

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>> Humans don’t — and the reason is probably because we don’t need to have as much sex,
 
@Spork: I call BS because I need it OFTEN!!!
 
@donnatella:
somehow i just know you could find a donor 4951
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donnatella Active Indicator LED Icon 13 Forum Moderator
~ 7 years ago   Dec 31, '16 9:43pm  
somehow i just know you could find a donor
 
@ProblemAgain: Always
 
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Ray Active Indicator LED Icon 17
~ 7 years ago   Dec 31, '16 9:54pm  
I had one when i was younger......every morning!......somewhere along the line i lost it...  :-) 4951
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BooBear Active Indicator LED Icon 16
~ 7 years ago   Dec 31, '16 9:55pm  
But why lose that in evolution and not the appendix?? 4951
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ET Active Indicator LED Icon 17
~ 7 years ago   Dec 31, '16 9:56pm  
So, what exactly did this bone do?
 
@BooBear:
 
Look pretty? Does it matter?? 4951
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sooner34 Active Indicator LED Icon 2
~ 7 years ago   Dec 31, '16 10:18pm  
Thought I broke mine a few times. Glad there wasn't an actual bone there. 4951
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mulmye Active Indicator LED Icon 5
~ 7 years ago   Dec 31, '16 10:21pm  
@SporkThe real question, given your penchant for the subject and anal...?  Freud would have a field day.  Is that Spork or Zorbie?  Zorba it ain't. 4951
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