Animal gay mating

  • At least in some animals, same-sex sexual behaviors provide other survival benefits, including social bonding, stress relief, and conflict resolution, which outweigh traditional reproductive costs
  • When speaking of animal behavior, it should be kept in mind that the term “gay” is a human construct
  • Typically, when a female is in heat, the male stays with her constantly, mating with her multiple times — every 15 to 30 minutes or so over several days
  • This ranges anywhere from same-sex parenting to pair bonding and sexual activity, among others
  • In , naturalist Edmund Selous watched an all-male group of showy shorebirds called ruffs, including one inseparable pair, in the Netherlands
  • A new Channel 4 documentary will investigate the sexuality of our pets
  • How animals behave does not fit into the human-defined sexual orientation because [ ]
  • Homosexual behavior in animals is mating behavior among non-human species that is interpreted as homosexual or bisexual
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