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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.
In fact, no speci has actually been monstrated to show no cince of homosexual behavur at all, apart om those that don't actually have sex. The last remag py was recently unearthed providg valuable sights to animal homosexualy rearch. But forays to animal homosexualy rearch long predate Levick, wh observatns published as far back as the 1700s and 1800s.