# Other animals urinating habits

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-animals-urinating-habits/265815>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [September 24, 2004, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-animals-urinating-habits/265815 "2004-09-24T03:19:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![moggyAU](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@moggyAU](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moggyAU)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-animals-urinating-habits/265815/1 "2004-09-24T03:19:01Z")

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I was just wondering if any othe animals hold their penis when they urinate as human males do?

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**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-animals-urinating-habits/265815/2 "2004-09-24T03:23:55Z")

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I wouldn’t bother to hold mine if I were naked in the forest.

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**Author:** ![Blake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/a9a28c/32.png) [@Blake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blake)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2004, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/other-animals-urinating-habits/265815/3 "2004-09-24T03:28:14Z")

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Well let’s be honest here, unless they want to hold it in their mouths it’s not really an option for non-primates.

Primates don’t bother, mostly because they aren’t bipedal so the urine can’t run down their legs. Humans need to direct the stream to avoid getting wet feet.