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leannamarie · **^ Top** #1 05.22.2008

Gay, lesbian couples common in animals

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Washington, May 18: It`s not just humans who are gay or lesbian for even animals practice same-sex coupling, says a new research.

According to University of Oslo zoologist Petter Bockman, about 1,500 animal species are known to practice same-sex coupling, including bears, gorillas, flamingos, owls, salmon and many others.

If homosexuality is natural in the animal kingdom, then there is the question of why evolution hasn`t eliminated this trait from the gene pool, since it doesn`t lead to reproduction.

It may simply be for pleasure.

"Not every sexual act has a reproductive function," Live Science quoted Janet Mann, a biologist at Georgetown University who studies dolphins (homosexual behavior is very common in these marine mammals), as saying.

"That`s true of humans and non-humans," Mann added.

Some scientists have proposed that being gay may serve its own evolutionary purpose.

"It could be a way that you strengthen bonds - that`s one hypothesis. Another is that it could be practice for heterosexual sex. Bottlenose dolphin calves mount each other a lot. That might benefit them later on," Mann said.

Marlene Zuk, a biologist at the University of California, Riverside, suggested that gay individuals contribute to the gene pool of their community by nurturing their relatives` young without diverting resources by having their own offspring.

One thing that does seem to be exclusive to humans is homophobia.

"It`s a very interesting question as to why anybody ever cares. There are different theories about why people find it threatening. Some think it disrupts male bonds, like you`re not playing for the right team. The funny thing is that people say homosexuality is unnatural, that non-humans don`t engage in homosexual behavior, but that`s not true. Then they`ll say it`s base and animalistic," Mann said.
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Hitman · **^ Top** #2 05.22.2008

I wonder how much $$$ that study cost the taxpayers.

Baack · **^ Top** #3 05.22.2008

I wonder if these are the same scientist that say global warming is fact
Oh and just because my dog humps my leg doesn't mean he is gay
Dogs especially are not always able to handle their hormones
They do not have the capacity to handle because they cant think

Ronnocomot · **^ Top** #4 05.22.2008

Scarecrow03 · **^ Top** #5 05.22.2008

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Originally Posted by Baack

They do not have the capacity to handle because they cant think

EXACTLY!!! And, they don't have a conscience. Animals aren't human beings. Oddly enough however, human beings seem to think acting like animals is okay at times.

Baack · **^ Top** #6 05.22.2008

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Originally Posted by Scarecrow03

EXACTLY!!! And, they don't have a conscience. Animals aren't human beings. Oddly enough however, human beings seem to think acting like animals is okay at times.

I wonder if California will be the first state to give benefits to gay animals

leannamarie · **^ Top** #7 05.22.2008

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Originally Posted by Baack

I wonder if California will be the first state to give benefits to gay animals

All animals, regardless of their sexual practices, deserve the benefit of being well taken care of. That is all that California will require.

Baack · **^ Top** #8 05.22.2008

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Originally Posted by leannamarie

All animals, regardless of their sexual practices, deserve the benefit of being well taken care of. That is all that California will require.

I was just kidding
I do watch aninimal cops

Scarecrow03 · **^ Top** #9 05.22.2008

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Originally Posted by Baack

I wonder if California will be the first state to give benefits to gay animals

That would be my guess!

As a post script to my previous post, one thing these people are missing when essentially saying, "If the animals do it, homosexuality must be natural," is that we should not be comparing ourselves to the animal kingdom. We were given reign over the animals by our Creator. We were also given a mind capable of rational thought. That mind, when not perverted by those of the world, let's us know right from wrong. Animals are incapable of this. All the animals know is that they have an urge. They'll do whatever the can to eliminate that urge.

Baack · **^ Top** #10 05.22.2008

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Originally Posted by Scarecrow03

That would be my guess!

As a post script to my previous post, one thing these people are missing when essentially saying, "If the animals do it, homosexuality must be natural," is that we should not be comparing ourselves to the animal kingdom. We were given reign over the animals by our Creator. We were also given a mind capable of rational thought. That mind, when not perverted by those of the world, let's us know right from wrong. Animals are incapable of this. All the animals know is that they have an urge. They'll do whatever the can to eliminate that urge.

Hey thats good reasoning
So we now realize that it is unnatural in animals
So that makes it even worse for humans who choose an unnatural lifestyle

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