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What about gorilla sexuality?

Gorillas mating (© Jörg Hess)

Gorillas have no mating season. Mating and births occur throughout the year. Female gorillas have a hormone cycle (similar to humans), which is usually 26-32 days long.
The female comes into heat in mid-cycle. This can last up to 4 days, but usually it lasts only one day. During this phase the female's behaviour and the relations with the other group members change. She approaches adult males (and occasionally females) to initiate mating, while other animals seek more contact with her.
If the egg is not fertilised, the mucous membrane of the uterus is flushed out of the body with menstrual bleeding, just as in humans. Bleeding lasts for 2-3 days and is considerably weaker than in humans.
Compared to their body mass, gorilla testes and penises are small: Gorilla testes weigh 30-35 g, those of a chimpanzee about 120 g. As a rule, an erect gorilla penis is only 3 cm long, whereas a chimpanzee penis reaches about 8 cm.

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