
Gay Animals: Alternate Lifestyles in the Wild
Don't be shy. Homosexuality has been documented in 450 species of vertebrates.
From an evolutionary and biological perspective, animals are driven to have sex in order to procreate. But there is a lot more to sexual relations between animals. Animal sex is at least as strange and varied as human sex. A male might copulate with many females. And female animals of many species can be choosy, too. Homosexuality is common. Monogamy is rare. And the animal kingdom is full of swingers. In short, with animals, sex can be wild.
Related Topics: Biodiversity, Extinction, Newfound Species, Wildlife