The mammal who has no scrotum and the testis lie in abdominal cavity is
A
Bat
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B
Dog
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C
Elephant
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D
None of the above
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Solution
The correct option is C Elephant Testis descends down in the scrotal sacs to maintain a specific temperature required for the spermatogenesis. Elephant's testes do not descend into a scrotum during embryonic development and remain intra-abdominal after birth. This feature is characteristic to aquatic mammals, whose testes need to be protected from the cold.