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| − | * Os penis lies within the tissue of the penis.
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| − | * Two testes in an external scrotum.
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| − | * Testes descend at 30-40 days.
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| − | * Active spermiogenesis and mating apparent from 10 weeks of age.
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| − | * Anogenital distance in the adult is ~10mm (twice that of the female).
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| − | * In the young animal, scrotum is obvious and dark in colour.
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| − | * Abdominal sebacious gland is large and apparent at ~4 weeks.
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| − | ** Rubbed along the ground to mark territorial boundaries.
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| − | * Form monogamous pairs/Harems
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| − | ** Fighting among males is common
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| − | * Teats are absent.
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