WARNING: Twitter was transformed into an NSFW treasure trove of genitalia this week, and we have a group of Virginia Tech biologists to thank for it.
On Tuesday, Anne Hilborn and her colleagues at Virginia Tech’s Department of Fish and Wildlife Conservation started sharing photographs of animal genitals on Twitter. One of their followers then commented that the biologists appeared to be having a “junk-off.”
Thus, a new trend was born:
ATTEN: WE ARE HAVING A JUNK-OFF https://t.co/jPYnudIL36
— Anne Hilborn (@AnneWHilborn) August 26, 2015
Soon, the social media site was flooded with images of animal penises -- from the gargantuan to the tiny. As Hilborn noted, the hashtag became so popular, it started trending on Twitter.
And we are trending #JunkOff pic.twitter.com/jczpdlz6n2
— Anne Hilborn (@AnneWHilborn) August 26, 2015
“I figured if I had lots of junk pictures, other biologists would too since pretty much all biologists love junk,” Hilborn told Gizmodo.
It seems biologists weren’t the only ones.
(ANIMAL PENIS PICS AHEAD. You've been warned.)
#JunkOff Is Turning Twitter Into a Wondrous and Definitely NSFW Sex Museum #science http://t.co/kIWXHDlDY0 pic.twitter.com/yHIHYkVy4i
— World Science News (@RealtimeScience) August 26, 2015
A very angry alpha male Macaque on the Kinabatangan river, Borneo. Just before he threw a log on our boat. #junkoff pic.twitter.com/eXXwcFw24X
— John White Wildlife (@JWhiteWildlife) August 27, 2015
Dwarf lemur has the largest proportionately-sized testicles of all primates #JunkOff http://t.co/DYrvvPTqyB pic.twitter.com/vGIZZUy6A3
— Duke Lemur Center (@DukeLemurCenter) August 26, 2015
Harbor porpoise junk. Photo from @MontereyBayWh #JunkOff pic.twitter.com/s4BV3ZDGsw
— Michelle Klein (@MichelleNKlein) August 26, 2015
Long tail Macaque's enjoying a mutual grooming session in Bako NP, Borneo. #junkoff pic.twitter.com/vxnQ4D5oja
— John White Wildlife (@JWhiteWildlife) August 26, 2015
Elephant junk. Flexible. #JunkOff pic.twitter.com/K5LrmnlE7m
— Anne Hilborn (@AnneWHilborn) August 26, 2015
This #junkoff made me consider the distressing number of animal sex photos I've taken over the years (here's a taste) pic.twitter.com/xO99SmdLX8
— Tom Houslay (@tomhouslay) August 26, 2015
Q. How does one examine crocodile genitals? A. Very, very, carefully. Saltwater crocodile by Rob Gandola #JunkOff pic.twitter.com/TA6LFpvCLq
— The HSI (@HerpSocIreland) August 26, 2015
@alyb_batgirl - here you go! A very full Desmodus with his junk out! #junkoff pic.twitter.com/vFpaDsked3
— Jon Flanders (@jonrflanders) August 26, 2015
Thought I'd pull this one out (tee hee) for #junkoff - lion genitals! Both male and female on display here. #lions pic.twitter.com/vN6faVJbn1
— Leolupus (@Leolupus79) August 26, 2015
Snakes have hemipenes - double trouble! #junkoff pic.twitter.com/und3Bq18iY
— Leolupus (@Leolupus79) August 26, 2015
Wouldn't want equines to be left out here: apparently this grullo hides his pattern on his #JunkOff pic.twitter.com/M9n1l4pxGn
— Jason Ransom (@wildequids) August 26, 2015
Hanging your balls off a bungee cord while repeatedly leaping meters in the air. Adaptive? #junkoff pic.twitter.com/d9NDId5JJd
— Andrew Hendry (@EcoEvoEvoEco) August 26, 2015
Two hermaphroditic leopard slugs mating #molluscs #invertebrate #JunkOff pic.twitter.com/uidx6SMDGM
— David Hayes (@Gnarly_Larvae) August 26, 2015
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