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Do other animals have a hymen?

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Do other animals have a hymen?
« on: 01/09/2008 18:47:37 »
Royden Edward Hodgskin asked the Naked Scientists:

Does the hymen appear in other mammals or only humans? And if so, what is the scientific and biological purpose?

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    « Reply #1 on: 04/09/2008 20:52:48 »
    This list is from our friends at Wikipedia! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymen

    These animals all have a hymen:

    Squirrels
    Antelopes
    Gazelles
    Frogs
    Lake Trouts
    Dalmations (not labs)
    Parakeet
    Robins (but not cardinals)
    Bats
    Cats
    Chimpanzees
    Clownfish, but not other species of fish
    Dogs
    Slugs
    Elephants
    Llamas
    Galago (Bush babies)
    Guinea pigs
    Horses
    Zebras
    Lemurs
    Manatees
    Moles
    Rats
    Seals
    Toothed whales
    Chinchillas
    Platypus
    Narwhals
    Alpacas
    Bobolinks
    Clams
    White Footed Deer Mice
    Meerkats
    Moose
    Ponies
    Rattlesnakes
    Shrews
    Ladybird
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    Re: Do other animals have a hymen?
    « Reply #2 on: 26/03/2018 10:49:57 »
    I'm wondering, what about the other animals then?

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