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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