Serotine bats use penises in bizarre way during sex, scientists say

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The serotine bat, which has a penis about seven times longer than its partner's vagina, appears to use it to push female tail sheaths out of the way.The serotine bat, which has a penis about seven times longer than its partner's vagina, appears to use it to push female tail sheaths out of the way.

Serotine bats use penises in bizarre way during sex, scientists say | Science & Tech News | Sky News

A European bat has been captured on film engaging in what appears to be an unusual reproductive strategy. A European bat has been captured on film engaging in what appears to be an unusual reproductive strategy.Nature - A European bat has been captured on film engaging in what appears to be an unusual reproductive strategy.

Serotine bats are the first mammals found to have non-penetrative mating

The serotine bat does not use its strangely large penis for penetration, but instead as a "copulatory arm" during mating, researchers said.The serotine bat does not use its strangely large penis for penetration, but instead as a "copulatory arm" during mating, researchers said.

Retiree records bat sex in church attic, helps scientists solve mystery of species' "super long" penis - CBS News

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Scientists say the male serotine bat uses its massive phallus as an 'extra arm' to move part of the female's anatomy out of the way.

The secret sex lives of bats: Study reveals how males have penises 7 times longer than their partners' vaginas - and use them as an 'arm' during romps that can last up to 12 HOURS | Daily Mail Online

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Experts say video provides first evidence of a mammal mating without penetration

Caught not quite in the act: church cameras reveal bat sex ritual | Science | The Guardian

With a heart-shaped tip, it could've been so romantic were it not seven times too big to function.With a heart-shaped tip, it could've been so romantic were it not seven times too big to function.

Well-Endowed Bat Becomes First Mammal Known To Reproduce Without Penetration | IFLScience

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Researchers watched hours of video footage of a common bat species doing the deed to discover they use their massive penis like an arm to reproduce via "contact mating" instead of penetration, making them the first-known mammal to use this method.

Bat species uses oversized penis like an arm during 'contact mating' — not penetrative sex - ABC News

Bats have long been known for unusual forms of sexual reproduction, and a new study adds another surprise to the behaviors of the winged mammals.

Bats Discovered to Have Sex in a Way That’s Similar to Birds - The New York Times

Researchers have video evidence that serotine bats don't have penetrative sex, like other mammals.Researchers have video evidence that serotine bats don't have penetrative sex, like other mammals.

These Bats Seem to Use Their Huge Junk to Have Weird Sex

The size of the bats' male genitals make penetration impossible.

Scientists are confounded by the sex lives of serontine bats | Popular Science

Video recordings reveal that penetration does not occur when serotine bats mate; instead males use their penis to push a protective membrane out of the wayVideo recordings reveal that penetration does not occur when serotine bats mate; instead males use their penis to push a protective membrane out of the way

Bat uses its huge penis like an arm during sex | New Scientist

Serotine bats that have penises seven times longer and wider than their female counterparts' vaginas are the first known mammals to engage in non-penetrative sex.

Bats with weirdly giant penis have sex for up to 12 hours in a way never seen in mammals before | Live Science

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