Those who need help in sexing peafowl

[casportpony]

Muscovy hens fly like mallards, Muscovy drakes never have a drake feather and ducks do not need to mate in water, those are facts.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

the website is all kinds of messed up .

Yes, he should just delete it.

-Kathy

 

[casportpony]

Quote: X2! I agree with everything you said.

-Kathy

 

[margaret8]

I'm being funny when I say this. If there is any such thing in the animal kingdom maybe he-she is a mixture of both.

 

[casportpony]

I'm being funny when I say this. If there is any such thing in the animal kingdom maybe he-she is a mixture of both.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermaphrodite

Simultaneous hermaphrodites[edit]



Turbellarians mating by penis fencing. Each has two penises on the undersides of their heads which they use to inject sperm.


Earthworms are simultaneous hermaphrodites, having both male and female reproductive organs.
A simultaneous (or synchronous) hermaphrodite (or homogamous) is an adult organism that has both male and female sexual organs at the same time.[9] Usually, self-fertilization does not occur.

• Reproductive system of gastropods: Pulmonate land snails and land slugs are perhaps the best-known kind of simultaneous hermaphrodite, and are the most widespread of terrestrial animals possessing this sexual polymorphism. Sexual material is exchanged between both animals via spermatophore, which can then be stored in the spermatheca. After exchange of spermatozoa, both animals will lay fertilized eggs after a period of gestation; then the eggs will proceed to hatch after a development period. Snails typically reproduce in early spring and late autumn.
• Banana slugs are one example of a hermaphroditic gastropod. Mating with a partner is more desirable biologically, as the genetic material of the resultant offspring is varied, but if mating with a partner is not possible, self-fertilization is practiced. The male sexual organ of an adult banana slug is quite large in proportion to its size, as well as compared to the female organ. It is possible for banana slugs, while mating, to become stuck together. If a substantial amount of wiggling fails to separate them, the male organ will be bitten off (using the slug's radula), see apophallation. If a banana slug has lost its male sexual organ, it can still mate as a female, making its hermaphroditic quality a valuable adaptation.
• Hamlets, unlike other fish, seem quite at ease mating in front of divers, allowing observations in the wild to occur readily. They do not practice self-fertilization, but when they find a mate, the pair takes turns between which one acts as the male and which acts as the female through multiple matings, usually over the course of several nights.
• Earthworms are another example of a simultaneous hermaphrodite. Although they possess ovaries and testes, they have a protective mechanism against self-fertilization. Sexual reproduction occurs when two worms meet and exchange gametes, copulating on damp nights during warm seasons. Fertilized eggs are protected by a cocoon, which is buried on or near the surface of the ground.

-Kathy

 

[zazouse]

You are talking about a hermaphrodites and there is a very visable difference in the change, not just a feather here and there.

 

[DylansMom]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hermaphrodite

Simultaneous hermaphrodites[edit]



Turbellarians mating by penis fencing. Each has two penises on the undersides of their heads which they use to inject sperm.

Earthworms are simultaneous hermaphrodites, having both male and female reproductive organs.
A simultaneous (or synchronous) hermaphrodite (or homogamous) is an adult organism that has both male and female sexual organs at the same time.[9] Usually, self-fertilization does not occur.

• Reproductive system of gastropods: Pulmonate land snails and land slugs are perhaps the best-known kind of simultaneous hermaphrodite, and are the most widespread of terrestrial animals possessing this sexual polymorphism. Sexual material is exchanged between both animals via spermatophore, which can then be stored in the spermatheca. After exchange of spermatozoa, both animals will lay fertilized eggs after a period of gestation; then the eggs will proceed to hatch after a development period. Snails typically reproduce in early spring and late autumn.
• Banana slugs are one example of a hermaphroditic gastropod. Mating with a partner is more desirable biologically, as the genetic material of the resultant offspring is varied, but if mating with a partner is not possible, self-fertilization is practiced. The male sexual organ of an adult banana slug is quite large in proportion to its size, as well as compared to the female organ. It is possible for banana slugs, while mating, to become stuck together. If a substantial amount of wiggling fails to separate them, the male organ will be bitten off (using the slug's radula), see apophallation. If a banana slug has lost its male sexual organ, it can still mate as a female, making its hermaphroditic quality a valuable adaptation.
• Hamlets, unlike other fish, seem quite at ease mating in front of divers, allowing observations in the wild to occur readily. They do not practice self-fertilization, but when they find a mate, the pair takes turns between which one acts as the male and which acts as the female through multiple matings, usually over the course of several nights.
• Earthworms are another example of a simultaneous hermaphrodite. Although they possess ovaries and testes, they have a protective mechanism against self-fertilization. Sexual reproduction occurs when two worms meet and exchange gametes, copulating on damp nights during warm seasons. Fertilized eggs are protected by a cocoon, which is buried on or near the surface of the ground.

-Kathy

Well, that explains everything! Thor is an earthworm!

 

[zazouse]

OMG i just wet my pants.

 

[zazouse]

Well, that explains everything! Thor is an earthworm!

 

[casportpony]

I'm still laughing!

-Kathy