Male serotine bats have a bizarrely long penis with a heart-shaped head that they use like an arm during sex. Now Nicolas Fasel and his colleagues at University of Switzerland have found that serotine bats (Eptesicus serotinus), a common species found across Europe and Asia, also reproduce in a unique way. Video recordings reveal that penetration does not occur when serotine bats mate; instead males use their penis to push a protective membrane out of the way.
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