[1][2] this is a list of animals for which there is documented evidence of homosexual behavior. No, 90% of giraffes aren't gay | realclearsciencea new split has emerged in the labour party over a matter more urgent than brexit “ninety per cent of giraffes are gay,” dawn butler, the shadow secretary for women and equalities, told a pinknews awards event earlier this month. Historically, the assertion that homosexuality is contra naturam—against nature—has been made in order to justify that persecution Whatever the nature of homophobic bigotry, science is not on. Homosexual giraffes do what comes naturally episode synopsis at any moment in time, one in every 20 male giraffes can be found amorously necking with another male
Or so says one study into. Homosexuality is most widespread among animals with a complex herd life It functions as a kind of social glue for bonobos, who use sex to diffuse conflict—a marked difference from other primates that solve conflicts with violence Homosexuality also plays a social role among other male animals, such as big horn sheep and lions. History is packed with scientists ignoring queerness in giraffes—and lots of other animals—or writing off such behaviors as being the result of confusion, fights for social dominance, platonic.
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