Weird but true facts..........
I'm going to start a blog on weird but true facts, starting with today's weird fact....female kangaroos have three vaginas.
Yes, you read it right. Apparently though this strange trait is shared by all marsupials ( these are mammals that raise their young in pouches.) Tasmanian devils, koalas and wombats all share this three vagina structure.
The side ones actually carry the sperm to the two uteruses ( male marsupials have two-pronged penises), while the vagina in the middle is where the joey travels down to it's life
outside.
On the illustration you will notice that the ureters carrying urine from kidneys to bladder, pass through the gaps between the three tubes.
In placental mammals, the ureters develop differently and don't go through the reproductive system. The reproductive tubes become one single vagina.
This may explain why marsupial embryos are born at a premature stage of development. A kangaroo's joey is a similar size to jellybean by the time it leaves the vagina, and it is a long crawl into the pouch. Perhaps this is why with such a narrow birth tube, the embryo is so small when it is born.
The unusual reproductive trait enables a female kangaroo to be perpetually pregnant. Whilst one joey develops inside the pouch, another embryo is held in a uterus, waiting for the joey to leave. So in actuality the mother can have an older joey outside the pouch, one in the pouch, and one waiting in a uterus to be born. Amazing!
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Drawing by me.
Diagram Kangaroo - vaginas. jpeg 700x446 pixels
Source: blogs.discovermagazine.com
I hope you enjoyed finding out this amazing weird but true fact.
Very differnt and intresting facts... Thanks for posting it and add one more coin in our knowledge bank. 👍😊😊
Thanks for your comment, more facts on the way.
Ha what a fascinating fact! I've never heard this about females before, but I have seen a male kangaroo penis and it was the funniest penis I've ever seen haha!!! I look forward to more of these weird but true facts... what a good idea.
P.S would this recipe meet the keto requirements? See I still haven't forgotten but it's harder than I thought to create something suitable!
Very interesting article!
Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
I did not know this. I'm following for more. Good facts, well-presented.
Thank you, there will be more. 😀
Nature is truly fascinating. Each species has its own unique quirk and just when you thought you know them all already, you will suddenly come across new information (similar to this). This is why I enjoy watching shows in National Geographic, more than those dramas series in our local television channels.
Thank you for sharing!
Glad you like it. I'm going to post more. That just caught my eye. 😀
Well I didn't know that! Thanks for the post learn something new everyday
Thanks...now you can entertain others ha.
More will be posted. 😀