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This is probably related to our bipedalism (upright position). Our abdominal organs are subject to gravity and tend to lean more heavily on the membranes that separate the intestines from the reproductive and urinary apparatus. Under certain circumstances (a specially intense effort, some malformation, etc.) the intestines will "fall" to a lower position if there is one (as in this case, which is only possible in males). In a quadruped, the intestines are in a different position and gravity does not have a similar effect. They may develop a hanging belly, but their abdominal organs do not tend to move to the rear.

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