IFLScience - Dear moms: at least you're not a hyena. I mean technically it's a PSEUDOpenis, but still. Not an enjoyable experience. Happy Mother's Day! Image via Dr. Carin Bondar - Biologist
![Representative images of the pseudo-penis present in female specimens... | Download Scientific Diagram Representative images of the pseudo-penis present in female specimens... | Download Scientific Diagram](https://www.researchgate.net/publication/320725431/figure/fig3/AS:555388814753793@1509426420860/Representative-images-of-the-pseudo-penis-present-in-female-specimens-in-Stramonita.png)
Representative images of the pseudo-penis present in female specimens... | Download Scientific Diagram
![Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) female walking with pseudo-penis showing, Masai Mara, Kenya - SuperStock Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) female walking with pseudo-penis showing, Masai Mara, Kenya - SuperStock](https://cdn.superstock.com/4201/Comp/4201-83314.webp)
Spotted Hyena (Crocuta crocuta) female walking with pseudo-penis showing, Masai Mara, Kenya - SuperStock
![82652 - questionable, alternate version, artist:skyelegs, oc, oc only, oc:kiama (skyelegs), hyena, mammal, spotted hyena, anthro, digitigrade anthro, 2020, abstract background, breasts, brown body, brown eyes, brown fur, brown penis, claws, color 82652 - questionable, alternate version, artist:skyelegs, oc, oc only, oc:kiama (skyelegs), hyena, mammal, spotted hyena, anthro, digitigrade anthro, 2020, abstract background, breasts, brown body, brown eyes, brown fur, brown penis, claws, color](https://furrycdn.org/img/download/2021/4/28/82652.png)
82652 - questionable, alternate version, artist:skyelegs, oc, oc only, oc:kiama (skyelegs), hyena, mammal, spotted hyena, anthro, digitigrade anthro, 2020, abstract background, breasts, brown body, brown eyes, brown fur, brown penis, claws, color
![Hyena Project 🐾 on Twitter: "#Hyenasexing: The older #hyenas get, the more pronounced are the differences in their outer sexual organs. 6/6 #Carnivores #SciComm https://t.co/oUyLIkp3FC" / Twitter Hyena Project 🐾 on Twitter: "#Hyenasexing: The older #hyenas get, the more pronounced are the differences in their outer sexual organs. 6/6 #Carnivores #SciComm https://t.co/oUyLIkp3FC" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C9JNlhmWsAYQJhG.jpg:large)
Hyena Project 🐾 on Twitter: "#Hyenasexing: The older #hyenas get, the more pronounced are the differences in their outer sexual organs. 6/6 #Carnivores #SciComm https://t.co/oUyLIkp3FC" / Twitter
Astrofunk Boutique - FUNKY FACT: the female spotted hyena uses her pseudo- penis for urination, sexual intercourse, and childbirth. This makes it difficult for males to mate without the full cooperation of females,
![Dr. Carin Anne Bondar on Twitter: "The female spotted hyena's pseudopenis or penile-clitoris has both immense benefits (social dominance & sexual dominance) as well as immense costs (having to give birth through Dr. Carin Anne Bondar on Twitter: "The female spotted hyena's pseudopenis or penile-clitoris has both immense benefits (social dominance & sexual dominance) as well as immense costs (having to give birth through](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ETQ5kSCWsAAEo1o.jpg)