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RE: Homosexuality in nature: An evolutionary perspective

in #stemstem7 years ago

Fascinating post. I've known about the Bonobos for a while now. Was not familiar with the other examples.

I think the more fascinating thing here, in some respects, is not so much the homosexual behavior but the fact that other animals are having sex for pleasure at all. Though I guess it really shouldn't be too surprising to anyone who's had a dog hump his leg...

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Yeah, it's a pretty fun peek into our evolutionary history when we realise the social/bonding function sex serves in other species. Even weirder, the Macaques have been found interacting sexually with deer recently...