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Letter: Laughing matter

Published 4 March 2000

From Paul Williams

So the female spotted hyena has a pseudopenis and pseudoscrotum that are
superficially indistinguishable from the genitals of males
(19 February, p 30).

Does this by any chance account for this animal’s well-known propensity for
hysterical laughter?

Paul.Williams@dacg.com

Issue no. 2228 published 4 March 2000

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