# Mammalian Mammary Mystery: Nipples, nipples, nipples...

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**Created:** [September 29, 2004, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mammalian-mammary-mystery-nipples-nipples-nipples/266631 "2004-09-29T05:23:29Z")\
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**Post date:** [September 30, 2004, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mammalian-mammary-mystery-nipples-nipples-nipples/266631/21 "2004-09-30T23:53:43Z")

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Even male dolphins may have retained some evidence of nipples, according to [this](http://www.dolphins.org/Learn/lmm-mtrn.htm).

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> Males have two slits that look similar to an exclamation point. The long anterior slit houses the genital region, while the smaller posterior slit houses the anal region. Two small pores are present on either side of the genital-anal slit, which have been considered possible vestigial nipples.

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