My mate claims sheep can be gay, is this true ?

Answer 1

it is i am a muslim and i have bummed mALE SHEEP IN THE PAST

Answer 2

Yes, very rare though and normally because there are too many tups in a field compared to ewes.

generally speaking there is only one ram introduced to a flock in the autumn.

When the rams are brough together over winter they can mount each other but its just jumping up, they don't make any serious attempt.

Me, we've got sheep, not to be mistaken with an unhealthy interest in watching rams have a go.

mounting is used to set hieracy, not just for sex.

Answer 3

8% of Sheep are Gay...Researchers are studying gay sheep to try to figure out if homosexuality has a biological origin. They've discovered that certain groups of cells are different in a part of the sheep's brain that controls sexual behavior. Charles E. Roselli says, "This particular study, along with others, strongly suggests that sexual preference is biologically determined in animals, and possibly in humans.
"The hope is that the study of these brain differences will provide clues to the processes involved in the development and regulation of heterosexual, as well as homosexual, behavior," Roselli says. "Same-sex attraction is widespread across many different species."

Kay Larkin says that by studying sheep's brains, scientists can tell if they prefer having sex with rams or ewes. "There's a difference in the brain that is correlated with partner preference rather than gender of the animal you're looking at," she says. About 8% of rams prefer other males as their sexual partners.

"They're one of the few species that have been systematically studied, so we're able to do very careful and controlled experiments on sheep," Roselli says. "We used rams that had consistently shown exclusive sexual preference for other rams when they were given a choice between rams and ewes."

Answer 4

It can be true!
The presence of same-sex sexual behavior was not scientifically observed on a large scale until recent times, possibly due to observer bias caused by social attitudes to same-sex sexual behavior. Homosexual behaviour does occur in the animal kingdom, especially in social species, particularly in marine birds and mammals, monkeys and the great apes. Homosexual behaviour has been observed among 1,500 species, and in 500 of those it is well documented[3] (there are approximately 1,250,000 species of animal in the world). Georgetown University professor Janet Mann has specifically theorised that homosexual behaviour, at least in dolphins, is an evolutionary advantage that minimises intraspecies aggression, especially among males.

Answer 5

Baa baa pink sheep
Have you any wool?
Yes sir, yes sir, 3 bags full.

1 for my hairdresser,
1 for my dresser,
1 for the spooning sheep who lives down the lane.

Answer 6

Baaaaaah! Humbug

Answer 7

Nearly all species of animals have some individuals with gay tendencies.

Answer 8

Some animals do show homosexual tendencies. This is usually due to immaturity or the animal practising for the real thing.

Answer 9

I think it is very possible. Dogs, elephants, dolphins, monkeys and many other animals can be gay so why not sheep too?

Answer 10

Hey Gay Bear! It is true. We humans are no different, are we? Bobono apes also do it. They are horney as hell. They are something like chimps.
Charles "That Cheeky Lad"

Answer 11

Hence the origin of the joke
"my mother made me a homosexual"

"wow, if I get her the wool will she make me one too"