Gay animals mating
Does animals have same-sex attracted sex in the wild?
Ummmmm… am I missing the point, or…?
(For the purposes of my announce, “human” is what you and I are, “animal” is every other living this we’re discussing in this thread. I recognize there are better definitions, but for the sake of simplicity…)
Several people here have posted anecdotal evidence of sexual activity occurring between two animals of the same gender. They have also pointed out that this is often due to said animal’s bad eyesight (or inability to distinguish a mating partner that will eventually result in offspring), “dominance behavior”, or the longing to “get off”.
Each of these reasonably and realistically explain why two animals of the same species and gender will “have sex” with each other. However, none of these show that the animals are “gay”.
Unless I am grossly misinformed, “gay” humans eschew “having sex” with humans of the contrary gender. Whatever else your personal definition of “gay” encompasses (and please don’t hijack here, that’s clearly a Great Debate), I assert that the stunning majority of “gay” humans prefer to “have sex” with other “gay” humans of their same gender (i.e. gay males choose having sex
Homosexual traits have been observed in various species of animals. This ranges anywhere from same-sex parenting to pair bonding and sexual task, among others. When speaking of animal behavior, it should be kept in mind that the term “gay” is a human construct.
How animals behave does not fit into the human-defined sexual orientation because animals have traits that serve purposes beyond reproduction. These incorporate social bonding, playing, and hierarchy establishment.
Can Animals Be Gay?
While it’s true animals sometimes engage in same-gender interactions, entity gay strictly implies a preference, which isn’t the case for animals. In animals, same-sex interactions are more fluid and do not, by any chance, reflect an orientation. Rather, they carry out this depending on social, environmental, and sometimes situational factors like social bonds and limited access to the contrary sex.
Can Dogs Be Gay?
Some dogs hold been observed to exhibit same-sex mounting, sniffing, and other behaviors considered same-sex attracted. However, being exclusively homosexual is scarce, even for diverse animals. This is more play and social bonding than exclusive attraction among the spe
Do Animals Exhibit Homosexuality?
Recent research has establish that homosexual habit in animals may be much more common than previously thought. Although Darwin’s theory of innate selection predicts an evolutionary disadvantage for animals that lose to pass along their traits through reproduction with the opposite sex, the validity of this part of his theory has been questioned with the discoveries of lesbian behavior in more than 10% of prevailing species throughout the world.
Currently, gay behavior has been documented in over 450 different animal species worldwide. For instance, observations point out that Humboldt, King, Gentoo, and Adélie penguins of the same sex occupy in “mating rituals like entwining their necks and vocalizing to one another.” In addition, male giraffes have also been observed engaging in homosexual action by rubbing their necks against each others’ bodies while ignoring the females. Yet another example is lizards of the genus Teiidae, which can copulate with both male and female mates.
Biologists Nathan W. Bailey and Marlene Zuk from the University of California, Riverside have investigated the evolutionary consequences and implication
Same-Sex Behavior Among Animals Isn’t Novel. Science Is Finally Catching Up.
Once shunned as a subject unfit for science, same-sex behavior among animals—documented in more than 1,500 species—is generating an explosion of new research
- Barry Yeoman
- Animals
- Jul 04, 2023
A pair of bottlenose dolphins contact beaks and pectoral fins in Dolphin Cay on the Bahamas’ Paradise Island. (Photo by Stephen Frink/The Image Bank/Getty Images)
MAX WAS DISTRAUGHT. The 12-year-old chimpanzee had been threatened and chased by a dominant female at Zambia’s Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage. Now he was agitated: baring his teeth, screaming, turning from one partner to the next. “He was just not in a excellent place, bless him,” says Jake Brooker, the primatologist who observed the scene in 2019. Nearby chimps offered comfort to Max. But his distress persisted.
Then another adult male, 17-year-old David, approached from the side. His mouth was agape. His eyes were fixed on Max’s groin.
Brooker, then a Ph.D. student and now a postdoctoral research associate at England’s Durham University, aimed his video camera at the duo. He watched as David performed fellatio on Ma