Scientists have solved the mystery of one of the animal kingdom's most disproportionately large penises thanks to a Dutch retiree recording bat sex in a church attic.
Well I wasn’t expecting to look this up today. But it looks like there’s actually plenty of evidence for bats holding onto sperm for months. I’m not sure about them selectively choosing which sperm to use.
Doubt.
Well I wasn’t expecting to look this up today. But it looks like there’s actually plenty of evidence for bats holding onto sperm for months. I’m not sure about them selectively choosing which sperm to use.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10511888/
https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/veterinary-science-and-veterinary-medicine/female-sperm-storage
And it’s not just bats. Apparently some turtles can hold onto sperm for years.