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<p>[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 2641829, member: 8267"]Also known as a "baculum", it is present in many species (but not humans - be thankful ladies <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" />). </p><p><br /></p><p>The Inuit do make use of the bacula of some species:</p><p><font size="4"><b>"Oosik - </b></font><i>Oosik</i> is a term used in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Natives" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Natives" rel="nofollow">Native Alaska cultures</a> to describe the bacula of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walrus" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walrus" rel="nofollow">walruses</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phocidae" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phocidae" rel="nofollow">seals</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_lion" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_lion" rel="nofollow">sea lions</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_bear" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_bear" rel="nofollow">polar bears</a>. Sometimes as long as 60 cm (24 in), fossilized bacula are often polished and used as a handle for knives and other tools. The <i>oosik</i> is a polished and sometimes carved baculum of these large northern carnivores.</p><p><i>Oosiks</i> are also sold as tourist souvenirs. In 2007, a 4.5 ft-long (1.4 m) fossilized penis bone from an extinct species of walrus, believed by the seller to be the largest in existence, was sold for $8,000."</p><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baculum" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baculum" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baculum</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="2manybooks, post: 2641829, member: 8267"]Also known as a "baculum", it is present in many species (but not humans - be thankful ladies :eek:). The Inuit do make use of the bacula of some species: [SIZE=4][B]"Oosik - [/B][/SIZE][I]Oosik[/I] is a term used in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Natives']Native Alaska cultures[/URL] to describe the bacula of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walrus']walruses[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phocidae']seals[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea_lion']sea lions[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polar_bear']polar bears[/URL]. Sometimes as long as 60 cm (24 in), fossilized bacula are often polished and used as a handle for knives and other tools. The [I]oosik[/I] is a polished and sometimes carved baculum of these large northern carnivores. [I]Oosiks[/I] are also sold as tourist souvenirs. In 2007, a 4.5 ft-long (1.4 m) fossilized penis bone from an extinct species of walrus, believed by the seller to be the largest in existence, was sold for $8,000." [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baculum[/URL][/QUOTE]
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