# The proper name for a whale's penis. **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [June 17, 2002, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-name-for-a-whales-penis/114584 "2002-06-17T20:50:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-name-for-a-whales-penis/114584/41 "2012-11-21T17:56:34Z")
So which species has the longest penis relative to body length? (Dah-da-dee-doh, Dah-da-dee-doh,…whooop-d’da-da-da-da-doh. I love asking this question to people as an icebreaker or, I guess, bar bet. ---
**Author:** ![jasg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f0a364/32.png) [@jasg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasg)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-name-for-a-whales-penis/114584/42 "2012-11-21T18:12:21Z")
Later in life, when ED starts to take its toll, whales of both sexes call it a “Whale Fail”. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-name-for-a-whales-penis/114584/43 "2012-11-21T21:10:13Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > So which species has the longest penis relative to body length?.. Barnacles?: [http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/11/23/to-find-love-the-barnacle-grows-a-stretchy-accordion-like-penis/](http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/11/23/to-find-love-the-barnacle-grows-a-stretchy-accordion-like-penis/) ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 10:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-name-for-a-whales-penis/114584/44 "2012-11-21T22:10:40Z")
Yes! Let your fingers do the walking… ---
**Author:** ![Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/b9bd4f/32.png) [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nunzio_Tavulari)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2012, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-name-for-a-whales-penis/114584/45 "2012-11-21T23:51:12Z")
> [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](#): > > Barnacles?: [http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/11/23/to-find-love-the-barnacle-grows-a-stretchy-accordion-like-penis/](http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/discoblog/2010/11/23/to-find-love-the-barnacle-grows-a-stretchy-accordion-like-penis/) I believe that there’s a species of duck that wins this prize. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2012, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-name-for-a-whales-penis/114584/46 "2012-11-22T01:22:18Z")
All these years and all these posts later, and no one’s suggested calling it a Whaenis? Dorks. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2012, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-name-for-a-whales-penis/114584/47 "2012-11-22T04:01:15Z")
> [@Nunzio\_Tavulari](#): > > I believe that there’s a species of duck that wins this prize. Cite? ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2012, 4:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-name-for-a-whales-penis/114584/48 "2012-11-22T04:13:27Z")
> [@Leo\_Bloom](#): > > Cite? [Argentine Lake Duck](http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2001/09/14/366856.htm) It may be the vertebrate with the relatively longest penis, but barnacles probably win overall. ---
**Author:** ![Leo\_Bloom](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leo_bloom/32/10377_2.png) [@Leo\_Bloom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leo_Bloom)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2012, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-proper-name-for-a-whales-penis/114584/49 "2012-11-22T04:21:21Z")
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