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I have heard that the human scrotum hangs outside the body because the optimal temperature for sperm is slightly below body temperature. If this is true, why can some warm-blooded animals (most obviously birds) have internal testicles without ill effect?

by /u/Lynx_Rufus in /r/askscience

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