Do Flying Foxes pee on themselves?

[den]

No.















Flying Foxes Of Bellingen Island

Comments

[fledchen.livejournal.com]

I have seen both "techniques" (flipping down, and just shoving the pelvis forward) demonstrated by the flying foxes at the zoo. Any idea if it's gender-specific?

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

It probably is gender specific. Males have an impressive set of Family Jewels so they can just push forward to let it miss them.

That second photo

[ursuscal.livejournal.com]

That second photo is awesome! As for peeing on themselves, grizzly males will often slobber and pee on themselves to make themselves more attractive to the females. Go figure...

Re: That second photo

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

You bears have a funny idea of what makes you attractive to females.

[newskink.livejournal.com]

I can't believe you had a photo of a flying fox peeing. You crack me up.

[dewhitton.livejournal.com]

The photo came from the bat website. I didn't take it.

Wish I did, though.

[arcturax.livejournal.com]

You should post this to Bats or Nightwings, and go look because last night I posted the "Do bats have sex upside down" article and answer, even found pictures :)

[kayshapero]

Ooh - lotsa cute batties! Thanks for the link.

I have to admit, I never wondered how bats managed to avoid peeing on themselves. Not sure I ever needed to know either, but that's quite a picture. :)

[frith]

Whitetail deer wizz on themselves on purpose. They have special rough hairs in large tufts on the metatarsals of their back legs. As they drain the main vein they rub the tufts together to improve absorption and probably mix in sebacious gland exudates. This is called rub-enurination or self marking behaviour. Immeadiately after rubbing they lick off the excess urine. I've also seen moose rub-enurinate when stressed.