Has there been cases of homosexual animals?

Answer 1

Yes. Let me find the write up on the gay penguins in... of course.. new york city.

Male big horn sheep live in what are often called "homosexual societies." They bond through genital licking and anal intercourse, which often ends in ejaculation. If a male sheep chooses to not have gay sex, it becomes a social outcast. Ironically, scientists call such straight-laced males "effeminate."

Giraffes have all-male orgies.

So do bottlenose dolphins, killer whales, gray whales, and West Indian manatees.

Japanese macaques, on the other hand, are ardent lesbians; the females enthusiastically mount each other.

Bonobos, one of our closest primate relatives, are similar, except that their lesbian sexual encounters occur every two hours. Male bonobos engage in "penis fencing," which leads, surprisingly enough, to ejaculation. They also give each other genital massages.

As this list of activities suggests, having homosexual sex is the biological equivalent of apple pie: At last count, over 450 different vertebrate species could be beheaded in Saudi Arabia. You name it, there's a vertebrate out there that does it. Nevertheless, most biologists continue to regard homosexuality as a sexual outlier. According to evolutionary theory, being gay is little more than a maladaptive behavior.

http://www.zoofur.com/gayanimals.html

Answer 2

I heard a newstory about a month ago that female Koala Bears will perfrom homosexual acts when in captivity. They kind of rind on each other I guess. They suspect that the females only do this to attract and arouse males! Just like Girls Gone Wild!
Female Hyenes hump all the other hyenes to prove their dominance, and they actually have penises!

Answer 3

Sexual orientation is organic and ought to't fairly be controled. yet that does no longer advise that we do no longer have free will. We also won't be able to administration race, gender, height--lots of numerous issues about us. free will has to do with what we do, who we are, and why we do it, no longer what we are. There are issues about ourselves previous our administration, yet that does no longer advise that there aren't any issues that we *can* administration. enormous difference between people and different animals? Animals many times act in simple terms on instinct and impulses. people can plan ahead, reason logically, and make more advantageous complicated judgements. we've a lot less instict and impulse because we can imagine about the thanks to administration situations and larger really study from studies (or, even more advantageous unique to people, study from the studies of people or perhaps animals) to administration a similar or similar situations more advantageous powerful in the destiny.

Answer 4

Yeah

"It appears to be widespread amongst birds, mammals and the apes. Some researchers believe it to have its origin in male social organization and social dominance, similar to the dominance traits shown in prison sexuality. However others cast doubt on this male social organization theory citing gay Penguins that mate for life and refuse to pair with females when given the chance. However these permanent mating scenarios are still only anecdotal and yet to be proven by scientific study."

Answer 5

Only dolphins demonstrate it as a choice in the wilds. Otherwise, animals placed in a confined, crowded situation demonstrate deviant behavior to alleviate their stress. If you let rats overpopulate a cage, you begin to discover the weaker ones have been cannibalized, the stronger ones alleviating stress.

Answer 6

It happens all the time, in the wild, on farms, at zoos... I keep coming across mentions even on TV documentaries. I read comments about it in college textbooks, too. If people were more informed, they wouldn't keep thinking it's abnormal in humans.

Answer 7

Yes. Has been going on since the beginning of time.

Answer 8

I don't know, but I know my puppy was mounted in puppy class by a neutered male...it was actually quite entertaining. LOL

Answer 9

I seen male dogs gettin it on. And i seen three dogs one female on bottom and one male on her and a male on him.
I would say yes,

Answer 10

Sure....For instance, 10% of rams will try and mount other rams when trying to mate.