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GAY ANIMALS: ALTERNATE LIFTYL THE WILD

*Note: We tentnally do not e terms such as “heterosexual” or “homosexual” to prevent any nflatn between human sexualy and nonhuman animal sexual behavrs. Recent rearch has found that homosexual behavr animals may be much more mon than prevly thought.

Although Darw’s theory of natural selectn predicts an evolutnary disadvantage for animals that fail to pass along their tras through reproductn wh the oppose sex, the validy of this part of his theory has been qutned wh the disveri of homosexual behavr more than 10% of prevailg speci throughout the world. Currently, homosexual behavr has been documented over 450 different animal speci worldwi. ” In addn, male giraff have also been observed engagg homosexual behavr by bbg their necks agast each others’ bodi while ignorg the femal.

Th, not only do animals exhib homosexualy, but the existence of this behavr is que prevalent and may also nfer certa evolutnary advantag. Songwrer Cole, who first h big the 1920s, wouldn't risk paradg his homosexualy public.

HOMOSEXUALY IS BLOGIL, SUGGTS GAY SHEEP STUDY

Zoologists are disverg that homosexual and bisexual activy is not unknown wh the animal and Silo, two male chstrap pengus at New York's Central Park Zoo have been separable for six years now. Filmmakers recently went search of homosexual wild animals as part of a Natnal Geographic Ultimate Explorer documentary about the female's role the matg game.

"The homosexual behavr that go on is pletely bafflg and trigug, " says Natnal Geographic Ultimate Explorer rrponnt, Mireya Mayor. "Well, perhaps, a roundabout way, they are seekg mal, suggts primatologist Amy argu that female maqu may enhance their social posn through homosexual timacy which turn fluenc breedg succs. He believ bonobos e sex to rolve nflicts between animals appear to go through a homosexual phase before they bee fully mature.

CAN ANIMALS BE GAY?

The fact that homosexualy do, after all, exist the natural world is bound to be ed agast people who sist such behavr is the U. And only this month, Print Bh vowed to ntue his bid to ban gay marriag after the Senate blocked the proposal. Already, s of animal homosexualy have been ced succsful urt s brought agast stat like Texas, where gay sex was, until recently, scientists say we should be wary of referrg to animals when nsirg what's acceptable human society.

For stance, fantici, as practiced by lns and many other animals, isn't somethg people, gay or straight, generally approve of HomosexualySo how far n we go g animals to help unrstand human homosexualy? "The bottom le is that anythg that happens other primat, and particularly other ap, is likely to have strong evolutnary ntuy wh what happens humans, " he says the bonobo's e of homosexual activy for social bondg is a possible example, addg, "One of the ma arguments for human homosexual behavr is that helps bond male groups together, particularly where a group of dividuals are pennt on each other, as they might be huntg or warfare.

"For stance, the Spartans, ancient Greece, enuraged homosexualy among their ele troops.

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