Over 1,500 Animal Species Practice Same-Sex Coupling

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Over 1,500 animal species practice same-sex coupling—like courting, mating, and co-parenting Over 1,500 animal species practice same-sex coupling—including courtship, mating, and co-parenting between same-sex partners. Some of the most common gay animals are giraffes, lions, sheep, bison, dolphins, and albatrosses.  Learn more at https://www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2023/Summer/Conservation/Same-Sex-Behavior-Animals-Science Same-Sex Penguin Pairs Will Perform Mating Rituals and Raise Adopted Chicks …

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In one Albatross colony, more than 30% of pairs were female–female

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Female albatrosses sometimes pair up and raise young together especially when males are scarce. In one Hawaiian colony, more than 30% of pairs were female-female.  Same-sex pairings are pretty common in nature.  Learn more >> https://www.discoverwildlife.com/animal-facts/hawaiis-lesbian-albatrosses >> [ORIGINAL RESEARCH] https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2013.2473