animals displaying homosexual behavior by Spoon 2013/05/20 12:41
For these animals, there is documented evidence of homosexual behavior of one or more of the following kinds: sex, courtship, affection, pair bonding, or parenting, as noted in researcher and author Bruce Bagemihl's 1999 book Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity
For these animals, there is documented evidence of homosexual behavior of one or more of the following kinds: sex, courtship, affection, pair bonding, or parenting, as noted in researcher and author Bruce Bagemihl's 1999 book Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity
Spoon 2013/05/20 12:42
Bagemihl writes that the presence of same-sex sexual behavior was not 'officially' observed on a large scale until the 1990s due to possible observer bias caused by social attitudes towards LGBT people making the homosexual theme taboo. Bagemihl devotes three chapters; Two Hundred Years at Looking at Homosexual Wildlife, Explaining (Away) Animal Homosexuality and Not For Breeding Only in his 1999 book Biological Exuberance to the "documentation of systematic prejudices" where he notes "the present ignorance of biology lies precisely in its single-minded attempt to find reproductive (or other) "explanations" for homosexuality, transgender, and non-procreative and alternative heterosexualities
Bagemihl writes that the presence of same-sex sexual behavior was not 'officially' observed on a large scale until the 1990s due to possible observer bias caused by social attitudes towards LGBT people making the homosexual theme taboo. Bagemihl devotes three chapters; Two Hundred Years at Looking at Homosexual Wildlife, Explaining (Away) Animal Homosexuality and Not For Breeding Only in his 1999 book Biological Exuberance to the "documentation of systematic prejudices" where he notes "the present ignorance of biology lies precisely in its single-minded attempt to find reproductive (or other) "explanations" for homosexuality, transgender, and non-procreative and alternative heterosexualities
Spoon 2013/05/20 12:43
Petter Bckman, academic adviser for the Against Nature? exhibit stated "[M]any researchers have described homosexuality as something altogether different from sex. They must realise that animals can have sex with who they will, when they will and without consideration to a researcher's ethical principles". Homosexual behavior is found amongst social birds and mammals, particularly the sea mammals and the primates
Petter Bckman, academic adviser for the Against Nature? exhibit stated "[M]any researchers have described homosexuality as something altogether different from sex. They must realise that animals can have sex with who they will, when they will and without consideration to a researcher's ethical principles". Homosexual behavior is found amongst social birds and mammals, particularly the sea mammals and the primates
Spoon 2013/05/20 12:43
Animal sexual behavior takes many different forms, even within the same species and the motivations for and implications of their behaviors have yet to be fully understood. Bagemihl's research shows that homosexual behavior, not necessarily sex, has been observed in about 1500 species, ranging from primates to gut worms, and is well documented for 500 of them
Animal sexual behavior takes many different forms, even within the same species and the motivations for and implications of their behaviors have yet to be fully understood. Bagemihl's research shows that homosexual behavior, not necessarily sex, has been observed in about 1500 species, ranging from primates to gut worms, and is well documented for 500 of them
Spoon 2013/05/20 12:44
Homosexuality in animals is seen as controversial by social conservatives because it asserts the naturalness of homosexuality in humans, while others counter that it has no implications and is nonsensical to equate animal behavior to morality. Animal preference and motivation is always inferred from behavior. Thus homosexual behavior has been given a number of terms over the years. The correct usage of the term homosexual is that an animal exhibits homosexual behavior, however this article conforms to the usage by modern research applying the term homosexuality to all sexual behavior (copulation, genital stimulation, mating games and sexual display behavior) between animals of the same sex.
Homosexuality in animals is seen as controversial by social conservatives because it asserts the naturalness of homosexuality in humans, while others counter that it has no implications and is nonsensical to equate animal behavior to morality. Animal preference and motivation is always inferred from behavior. Thus homosexual behavior has been given a number of terms over the years. The correct usage of the term homosexual is that an animal exhibits homosexual behavior, however this article conforms to the usage by modern research applying the term homosexuality to all sexual behavior (copulation, genital stimulation, mating games and sexual display behavior) between animals of the same sex.
Spoon 2013/05/20 12:46
Selected mammals from the full list:
Bison
Brown Bear
Brown Rat
Cavy
Caribou
Cat (domestic)
Cattle (domestic)
Chimpanzee
Selected mammals from the full list:
Bison
Brown Bear
Brown Rat
Cavy
Caribou
Cat (domestic)
Cattle (domestic)
Chimpanzee
Spoon 2013/05/20 12:47
Common Dolphin
Common Marmoset
Dog
Elephant
Fox
Giraffe
Goat
Horse (domestic)
Human
Koala
Lion
Orca
Raccoon
Common Dolphin
Common Marmoset
Dog
Elephant
Fox
Giraffe
Goat
Horse (domestic)
Human
Koala
Lion
Orca
Raccoon
Spoon 2013/05/20 12:49
Selected birds from the full list:
Barn Owl
Chicken
Common Gull
King Penguin
Mallard
Raven
Seagull
Emu
Selected birds from the full list:
Barn Owl
Chicken
Common Gull
King Penguin
Mallard
Raven
Seagull
Emu
Spoon 2013/05/20 12:51
FISH
Amazon molly
Blackstripe topminnow
Bluegill Sunfish
Char
Grayling
European Bitterling
Green swordtail
Guiana leaffish
Houting Whitefish
Jewel Fish
Least Darter (Microperca punctulata)
Mouthbreeding Fish sp.
Salmon spp.
Southern platyfish
Ten-spined stickleback
Three-spined stickleback
FISH
Amazon molly
Blackstripe topminnow
Bluegill Sunfish
Char
Grayling
European Bitterling
Green swordtail
Guiana leaffish
Houting Whitefish
Jewel Fish
Least Darter (Microperca punctulata)
Mouthbreeding Fish sp.
Salmon spp.
Southern platyfish
Ten-spined stickleback
Three-spined stickleback
Spoon 2013/05/20 12:53
REPTILES
Anole sp.
Bearded Dragon
Broad-headed Skink
Checkered Whiptail Lizard
Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail Lizard
Common Ameiva
Common Garter Snake
Cuban Green Anole
Desert Grassland Whiptail Lizard
Desert Tortoise
Fence Lizard
Five-lined Skink[disambiguation needed]
Gopher (Pine) Snake
Green Anole
Inagua Curlytail Lizard
REPTILES
Anole sp.
Bearded Dragon
Broad-headed Skink
Checkered Whiptail Lizard
Chihuahuan Spotted Whiptail Lizard
Common Ameiva
Common Garter Snake
Cuban Green Anole
Desert Grassland Whiptail Lizard
Desert Tortoise
Fence Lizard
Five-lined Skink[disambiguation needed]
Gopher (Pine) Snake
Green Anole
Inagua Curlytail Lizard
Spoon 2013/05/20 12:54
Jamaican Giant Anole
Laredo Striped Whiptail Lizard
Largehead Anole
Mourning Gecko
Plateau Striped Whiptail Lizard
Red Diamond Rattlesnake
Red-tailed Skink
Side-blotched Lizard
Speckled Rattlesnake
Water Moccasin
Western rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
Western Banded Gecko
Whiptail Lizard spp.
Wood Turtle
Jamaican Giant Anole
Laredo Striped Whiptail Lizard
Largehead Anole
Mourning Gecko
Plateau Striped Whiptail Lizard
Red Diamond Rattlesnake
Red-tailed Skink
Side-blotched Lizard
Speckled Rattlesnake
Water Moccasin
Western rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis)
Western Banded Gecko
Whiptail Lizard spp.
Wood Turtle
Spoon 2013/05/20 12:55
AMPHIBIANS
Appalachian Woodland Salamander
Black-spotted Frog
Mountain Dusky Salamander
Tengger Desert Toad
AMPHIBIANS
Appalachian Woodland Salamander
Black-spotted Frog
Mountain Dusky Salamander
Tengger Desert Toad
Spoon 2013/05/20 12:57
INSECTS
Alfalfa Weevil
Australian Parasitic Wasp sp.
Bean Weevil sp.
Bedbug and other Bug spp.
Blister Beetle spp.
Blowfly
Broadwinged Damselfly sp.
Cabbage (Small) White (Butterfly)
Checkerspot Butterfly
Club-tailed Dragonfly spp.
Cockroach spp.
Common Skimmer Dragonfly spp.
Creeping Water Bug sp.
Cutworm
Digger Bee
Dragonfly spp.
Eastern Giant Ichneumon Wasp
Eucalyptus Longhorned Borer
Field Cricket sp.
Flour Beetle
Fruit Fly spp.
Glasswing Butterfly
Grape Berry Moth
Grape Borer
Green Lacewing
Hen Flea
INSECTS
Alfalfa Weevil
Australian Parasitic Wasp sp.
Bean Weevil sp.
Bedbug and other Bug spp.
Blister Beetle spp.
Blowfly
Broadwinged Damselfly sp.
Cabbage (Small) White (Butterfly)
Checkerspot Butterfly
Club-tailed Dragonfly spp.
Cockroach spp.
Common Skimmer Dragonfly spp.
Creeping Water Bug sp.
Cutworm
Digger Bee
Dragonfly spp.
Eastern Giant Ichneumon Wasp
Eucalyptus Longhorned Borer
Field Cricket sp.
Flour Beetle
Fruit Fly spp.
Glasswing Butterfly
Grape Berry Moth
Grape Borer
Green Lacewing
Hen Flea
Spoon 2013/05/20 13:00
House Fly
Ichneumon wasp sp.
Japanese Scarab Beetle
Larch Bud Moth
Large Milkweed Bug
Large White
Long-legged Fly spp.
Mazarine Blue
Mediterranean Fruit Fly
Mexican White (butterfly)
Midge sp.
Migratory Locust
Monarch Butterfly
Narrow-winged Damselfly spp.
Parsnip Leaf Miner
Pomace fly
Queen Butterfly
Red Ant sp.
Red Flour Beetle
Reindeer Warble Fly (Hypoderma tarandi)
Rose Chafer[disambiguation needed]
Rove Beetle spp.
Scarab Beetle (Melolonthine)
Screwworm Fly
Silkworm Moth
House Fly
Ichneumon wasp sp.
Japanese Scarab Beetle
Larch Bud Moth
Large Milkweed Bug
Large White
Long-legged Fly spp.
Mazarine Blue
Mediterranean Fruit Fly
Mexican White (butterfly)
Midge sp.
Migratory Locust
Monarch Butterfly
Narrow-winged Damselfly spp.
Parsnip Leaf Miner
Pomace fly
Queen Butterfly
Red Ant sp.
Red Flour Beetle
Reindeer Warble Fly (Hypoderma tarandi)
Rose Chafer[disambiguation needed]
Rove Beetle spp.
Scarab Beetle (Melolonthine)
Screwworm Fly
Silkworm Moth
Spoon 2013/05/20 13:01
Southeastern Blueberry Bee
Southern Green Stink Bug
Southern Masked Chafer
Southern One-Year Canegrub
Spreadwinged Damselfly spp.
Spruce Budworm Moth
Stable Fly sp.
Stag Beetle spp.
Tsetse Fly
Water Boatman Bug
Water Strider spp.
Southeastern Blueberry Bee
Southern Green Stink Bug
Southern Masked Chafer
Southern One-Year Canegrub
Spreadwinged Damselfly spp.
Spruce Budworm Moth
Stable Fly sp.
Stag Beetle spp.
Tsetse Fly
Water Boatman Bug
Water Strider spp.
Spoon 2013/05/20 13:02
OTHER INVERTEBRATES
Blood-Fluke
Box Crab
Harvest Spider sp.
Hawaiian Orb-Weaver (spider)
Incirrate Octopus spp.
Jumping Spider and Some Select Yeast sp.
Mite sp.
Spiny-Headed Worm
Amoeba and Barneys
OTHER INVERTEBRATES
Blood-Fluke
Box Crab
Harvest Spider sp.
Hawaiian Orb-Weaver (spider)
Incirrate Octopus spp.
Jumping Spider and Some Select Yeast sp.
Mite sp.
Spiny-Headed Worm
Amoeba and Barneys
_-B0B_MaRl3y-_ 2013/05/20 20:17
-shock- how u gets patience to type this much..
but no worries good knowledge giving topic 
-shock- how u gets patience to type this much..
but no worries good knowledge giving topic
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