Talk:Prehensility

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A dolphins penis is not prehensile, thats an urban legend. Show me one legit source where it claims it is prehensile. 24.168.74.84 04:33, 14 February 2006 (UTC)

I'm pretty sure human feet are prehensile. I pick things up with my feet fairly frequently. How exactly does that not count? Stylish Alastor the Stylish 18:27, 9 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Whale's penis - prehensile?

A Whale's Penis IS prehensile, to a certain degree (see penis). I saw it on a David Attenborough documentary. and he is GOD

There has to be a better reference than a Wikipedia article though. And just for the record the Penis article says whales and dolphins can move and to a certain degree bend their penis tips to facilitate mating. - TwoOars ^{(T | C)} 20:13, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

This [1] is the only mention I found of a dolphin's prehensile penis. It is no good, it is a quiz book. :( - TwoOars ^{(T | C)} 20:44, 24 April 2007 (UTC)

From what I understand, whale and dolphin penises are somewhat flexible but are not actually considered prehensile. I've looked up the claim a number of times, because people add it to the article every few weeks or months, but I have not found any reliable source that supports the idea that they're actually prehensile (they're pretty much repetitions of the same line from furry and zoophilia websites). I have, however, found several sources that explain in greater detail why cetacean penises are not prehensile. I would recommend leaving the claim out until someone can find a reliable scientific source to back it up. (It's nice to know that my many years of education have culminated in... talking about whale penises on the internet. Yay!) -Sasha Kopf 20:50, 24 April 2007 (UTC)