Gay sex monkey

Published: January 2, May 12, May 17, February 27, October 14, The male monkeys who had sex with each other often backed up their partner in fights, the researchers reported. The scientific explanation for why a specific individual, whether human or animal, is gay or bi, is hard to pinpoint.

Monkeys are having gay : A new study has found that same-sex behaviour among monkeys is common, and has an important place in strengthening societies

Given the dangers of predators and in-group fights, these bonds provide a clear survival read: evolutionary benefit. Maybe a way to assert dominance over other members of the group? One of the most interesting questions in the science of sexuality is exploring why bisexuality is so common in the animal kingdom.

It turns out, that male monkeys that lay together stay together. In fact, the researchers found that the bisexual macaques had more offspring than their heterosexual counterparts. By contrast, not a single animal in the wild is exclusively homosexual.

Male monkeys frequently engage in same-sex mounting, and in some cases, more frequently than they have sex with females.

More recent research in human genetics has also found a link between male bisexuality and risk-taking behavior that results in having more children compared to males without those genes. Same-sex behaviors in macaques were found to both copycat the intercourse they observed and, in addition, perform the act based on their genetic predisposition.

The explanation that did fit their observations was that bisexual behavior was linked to strong bonds, where male partners would have each other's backs, literally and figuratively. They did have sex with females, too. An adaptation to unusual circumstances?

The Imperial College London researchers tried to reconcile all of the usual explanations for same-sex behavior. What is its evolutionary benefit? They found that none of these applied to the macaques. So how the hell does bisexuality persist?

Science shows that bisexuality is both natural and beneficial.

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Was it a response to not having enough mates? Same-sex sexual behavior (SSB) in rhesus macaques appears to be extremely. Moreover, these male monkeys weren't strictly homosexual. The question is, why? Just as remarkable, all but one were also seen mating with females!

In more than 1, animal speciesscientists have observed bisexual behavior.