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This article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page as Today's featured article on March 8, 2004.

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September 26, 2003	Featured article candidate	Promoted
April 19, 2008	Featured article review	Demoted
November 9, 2008	Good article nominee	Listed
August 6, 2013	Featured article candidate	Not promoted
Current status: Former featured article, current good article

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Prehensile Penis?

This unusual musculature should be described in some detail for all aquatic mammals, as a correct body positioning in the water (for successful copulation) may be more difficult to obtain.

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4.1 Distribution update Since 2010 are Sperm Whales regularly seen around Sri Lanka, mostly near Alankuda located in Kalpitiya peninsula where continental shelf is approx. 12km from the shore. Dlabacm (talk) 16:31, 11 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]