is it possible for animals to be gay or bi?

Answer 1

well, since homosexuality is a genetic malfuntion I would say that the same genetic malfuntion could happen in animals. On the other hand, most animals don't have the intelligence that humans have, they don't understand the concepts of gay, they find mates based on pheremones. So to answer your question, I'm not sure, there is a strong argument either way

Answer 2

I've heard that humans are one of the few animals that has sex for recreation and procreation. If other animals don't have sex for pleasure, how can they be gay? The answer is not as simple as yes or no. Homosexual behavior has been well documented in the animal kingdom. I read one theory that this behavior is more about male dominance than being homosexual. These males have female mates. The behavior has been compared to the homosexual behavior of prison inmates. It might be related to forming the pecking order of the group. Yes, animals do exhibit homosexual behavior. The question is, does that make them "gay"?

Answer 3

Absolutely not! Though, animals are predestined to be sexual creatures, so this may bring them to hump everything in sight. Hormones and and natural attraction will bring them to act certain sexual ways toward the same sex.
If you are just catergorizing gay or bi as a sexual act alone...yes it's possible.

Answer 4

Certainly it has been observed that animals of every kind seem to occasionally exhibit non-heterosexual mating behavior. Some individual animals seem to be exclusively interested in mating with others of same sex, while still others are completely bisexual, and although you did not ask, there are even some species of sea creatures who can and do change their sex as needed, and are fully hermaphoditic.

Answer 5

In my opinion yes. Who's to say that only intelligent life (humans) can be gay or bi. What does intelligence have to do with this.

Answer 6

it certainly would seem so. check out the link below to this famous story of penguins in Bremerhaven Zoo. it is very sad story really, one pair of males even adopted a stone that they protected like an egg it is said. although i remember the story being wildly reported at the time, it is of course possible it was all some silly hoax, so i strongly advise googling around to try and check the source.

Answer 7

Many fish species can also change sex -- female perch can transform into a male. Dolphins have also been observed masturbating on sea turtles. Gangs of males dolphins also have been observed keeping females captive as "sex slaves" for the group. Or males pretending to be female for sex in exchange for food among dogs. You have all kinds of behaviour in nature. Such animals.

Answer 8

yes animals can be gay and bi.

Answer 9

Yes. Our closest relative, the Bonobo, is usually bisexual.

There's plenty of examples of homosexuality in animals.

Answer 10

Yes - sometimes it is stress induced - the leftover type thing after others have paired, or in confinement like zoos - but it is seen often in nature.