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Ben Blatt (2014-01-08). "Wikipedia's penis and vagina pages: Their colorful history and popular present". Slate.
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Duck Penis Coiling Direction

In Vertebrates § Birds, the second paragraph's first mention of the handedness of the duck's penis states clockwise. Later in said paragraph, it states the duck vagina is clockwise and the penis is counterclockwise. The latter is correct. While both claims had a source, it's a book and so I found this source instead, see fig 1 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2871948/

73.240.141.48 (talk) 04:36, 10 March 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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change "A penis (plural penises or penes (/-niːz/) is" to "A penis (plural penises or penes (/-niːz/)) is" 2A02:1812:1611:7C00:EE7A:CA43:4FF6:7C82 (talk) 17:17, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Done ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 17:24, 19 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Image of human penis is concerning Faisv (talk) 04:01, 7 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Concerning how? Policy might be found on wp:NOTCENSORED. Cheers Adakiko (talk) 04:04, 7 August 2022 (UTC)

Notifying @Faisv: Adakiko (talk) 04:06, 7 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Adakilo I'm sorry I'm just really scared and paranoid of things like that and now I'm more scared Faisv (talk) 04:08, 7 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If you can, could you please delete this I don't feel comfortable with the ip being up there. I'm so so sorry Faisv (talk) 04:16, 7 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I over stress about things, I'm sorry it's not concerning, I'm just too nervous again Faisv (talk) 04:23, 7 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Faisv: Got ya! Some things can be quite triggering. Best wishes Adakiko (talk) 05:16, 7 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If it triggers you, then don't look at articles on sexual subjects on Wikipedia. But the pictures do belong. --Gilgul Kaful (talk) 10:41, 10 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]