Who doesn’t love a good duck penis? Carl Zimmer has written about them for The New York Times and The Loom. Ed Yong has written about them. So have I. In fact, duck penises are what won me a signed copy of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks signed by Rebecca Skloot at Science Online 2010. So I feel like I owe them something in exchange. That’s why I donated money to research that will be measuring the explosive erection of the duck. And you can too.
As part of the #SciFund Challenge, a crowdfunding initiative for science research, ecologist Patty Brennan and biomechanics expert Diane Kelly are seeking funding for “Force of Duck: Measuring Explosive Erection.” There are three days left for the #SciFund Challenge, so go make their holidays a little brighter and help fund this fascinating research!
