In the thick of this maelstrom, few animals can mix it up like the hyena. Or seem as mixed up as the hyena.
Late afternoon, a group of Spotted Hyena斑鬣狗take it easy after a meal. The day’s hot, the family relaxed.
The head of the clan swaggers past. Bristling 豎起周身的毛with testosterone 睪丸素 its penis swings low and proud.略微隆起的、雄偉的
With its confident rolling gait, this is one cock-sure自以為是的 killer. But this well hung hunter has a secret. He is a she. This is the queen of the Swingers. Her huge member which many males would be proud to bare, is in fact a clitoris【解】陰核；陰蒂.
A closer look at this family reveals there’s not a male member in sight. This family is a sisterhood-a fierce one. These females are some of the most masculine in the world. Sniffing reinforces family bonds. And there’s no smell on earth quite like this.
At the foetal 胎兒的stage female hyenas come into contact with high levels of male hormones; and it causes more than hair on their chest. These low-slung clitorises are even capable of an erection. To add to the confusion they also have a scrotum陰囊like sac bulging 鼓起的with fat and tissue. It’s covered with a thicker thatch of hair than that on a male’s testicles 睪丸. With no external vagina they urinate, mate and give birth through a canal running down the centre of this shaft.
Males shulk in background, subservient 從屬的、附屬的, servile奴隸的、卑屈的. And scared.
These females are bigger, heavier and take them on at their own game. They dominate males in almost every situation. Even hunting. Females lead the chase. Once the prey has been brought down, females feed first. It’s an intense scramble爭奪，搶奪for food.
So when it comes to sex, it’s not surprising males are cautious. Very cautious. Timidly they paw（用腳爪等）抓；扒the ground to show their submission 歸順、投降. At the first flash of bared teeth, they flee. If the response is calmer, they creep closer and risk a sniff to see if the female is in season. Privates are now on parade as the couple size each other up. If the male passes this measure, now comes the really tricky part. Sex itself. Two penises are on a collision碰撞 course. And it’s not easy to cock it up. This is the one time females can’t be the hard man. Strong retractor muscles let the female roll her shaft箭桿，箭；矛柄，矛up like a shirt sleeve and create an entrance of sorts.
He now has her whole attention, but filling in the details demands trial and error. Patience and prods Jabs and pokes. And a quick getaway after ejaculation. If sex was awkward, giving birth through a penis really stretches the point. It’s a nightmare. The clitoris usually tears during birth leaving a large wound which can take weeks to heal. And that’s the lucky mothers. Up to 20 ﹪die delivering their first cubs. So why do the females put themselves through this pain?
Many reasons have been suggested; to prevent rape, to confuse, mimic and even prevent infanticide by makes. But nobody knows for sure, it’s one of the great mysteries of the sexual world.
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