Are bats gay
Same-Sex Sexual Behaviour in Bats
Hystrix It. J. Mamm. (n.s.riccucci@alice.it Received 25 August 2010; accepted 19 March 2011 ABSTRACT - In recent years many studies acquire been published on animal homosexual- ity. Here, we reviewed the available observations on bat homosexual behaviour, presenting some behavioural hypotheses. Same-sex sexual behaviours can be classified in 6 different groups and till now have been documented in 22 species of megabats and microbats. Fur- ther investigations are required as many more species are expected to present similar behav- iours. Key words: animal homosexuality, coercive sex, captivity, Chiroptera RIASSUNTO - Il comportamento omosessuale nei pipistrelli. Negli ultimi anni si sono moltiplicati gli studi sull'omosessualità degli animali. Alcuni testi hanno riunito e sintetiz- zato le attuali conoscenze tentando di darne anche interpretazioni evolutive. Vengono esa- minati i lavori dove gli autori attribuiscono ai chirotteri comportamenti omosessuali, for- nendo possibili ipotesi motivazionali. Sono elencate 22 specie e 6 diverse tipologie. Sono necessarie ulteriori ricerche che porteranno probabilmente a
10 Gay Animals
Homosexuality has been found in 1,500 species of animals through behaviour observation research studies. There’s probably many more species, if you consider that the number only account for the animals that have been studied. Here’s ten animals were male lover liaisons or relationships exist:
| 1. Lions Male lions in Africa have been observed disregarding available lionesses in order to build their own same-sex prides. These same males hold also been seen mounting one another and doing other actions commonly related with male to female mating interactions. |
| 2. Cheetahs When cheetahs bond together, they do for life. Cheetah partners spend about 93% of their time together and male same-sex partners are quite common. The two bonded males will groom one another (usually a sign of partnered straight cheetahs), defend each other in fights and get anxiety if separated. Once reunited the male cheetahs will face-rub one another, mount one another (fully erect) and stutter (a sexual excitement vocalisation). |
It is estimated that 27-40% of wild male cheetahs live with queer partners and that 16-19% of wild male cheetahs life in a lgbtq+
Same-Sex Behavior Among Animals Isn’t New. 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 stroke 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 friend to the next. “He was just not in a great 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. learner 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
Scientists explore the evolution of animal homosexuality
Imperial researchers are using a new approach to understand why gay behaviour is so shared across the animal kingdom.
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In 1910, a team of scientists set off on the Terra Nova Expedition to explore Antarctica. Among them was George Murray Levick, a zoologist and photographer who would be the first researcher to investigate the world's largest Adélie penguin colony. He chronicled the animals' daily activities in great detail.
In his notebooks, he described their sexual behaviour, including sex between male birds. However, none of these notes would appear in Levick's published papers. Concerned by the graphic content, he only printed 100 copies of Sexual Habits of the Adélie Penguin to circulate privately. The last remaining copy was recently unearthed providing valuable insights into animal homosexuality research.
But forays into animal homosexuality research long predate Levick, with observations published as far back as the 1700s and 1800s. More than 200 years later, research has moved past some of the taboos those e
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