Scientists have proved that there are many kinds of animals that practice homosexual relationships.
According to researchers, homosexual behavior is observed in more than 1,500 species of creatures. Of course, they will not all fit in one article, but let's recall at least the most striking ones!
Female gorillas
Scientists observing the behavior of gorillas in Rwanda were surprised to find that of the 22 females they observed, 18 had homosexual contact. According to the researchers, the ladies begin to pay attention to their girlfriends because of the dissatisfaction they feel if the favors of the males responded to them with a refusal. Scientist Cyril Gruyter, who observed monkeys, said:
"I got the impression that females enjoy sexual interaction with other females"
Female albatrosses
In 2007, scientists observing the Lysan albatrosses found that about 30% of all bird pairs were lesbian. The reason for this was the deficit of males.
Like heterosexual partners, loving females jointly participate in building a nest, peel each other, and become jealous when males appear. However, for the sake of the establishment of the offspring, "non-traditional" ladies sometimes still have to meet with the gentlemen, but they prefer to bring up the chicks together with faithful friends. There are cases when same-sex pairs of albatrosses stayed together until 19 years.
Royal Penguins
Royal penguins form homosexual couples when they can not find a partner of the opposite sex. These pairs usually exist until one of the partners finds a heterosexual partner in life.
The most famous homosexual couple of penguins were males Roy and Saylou from the New York zoo. The partners lived together for six years and even brought up a chick - a female named Tango. She hatched from an egg that zoo workers took from another pair and laid Roy and Saylou, noticing the aggravation of their parental instincts.
Subsequently, Tango formed a lesbian couple with another female, and her adoptive father Saylou threw his partner for the sake of a new inhabitant of the zoo - penguinigi Scrappy.
Giraffes
According to the scientists, giraffes have even more homosexual relations than heterosexual contacts. It's all about the inaccessibility of their females, who often reject young males, preferring older partners. So young giraffes have to be content with each other's company ...
Bonobo
For bonobo monkeys, same-sex sex, especially lesbian, is common. These relatives of chimps are generally considered to be one of the most hypersexual animals. Studies have shown that almost 75% of sexual contacts between bonobos are performed for the sake of pleasure and do not lead to the birth of offspring, in addition, almost all monkeys of this species are bisexual.
Monkeys use sexual games to extinguish the nascent conflicts, as well as to strengthen new social ties. For example, a teenage female often leaves her family to join a new community in which she enters into sexual relations with other females. Thus, she becomes a full member of the new team.
Dolphins
If bonobo monkeys can be awarded the title "the most loving animals on land", then in the marine world similar honor belongs to dolphins. These animals adore various carnal pleasures, not neglecting and homosexual contacts.
Elephants
Homosexual couples are often found in elephants. The fact is that the elephants are ready for sexual intercourse only once a year, and after mating, they have a baby for almost 2 years. For these reasons, it is quite problematic to find a female ready for carnal pleasures. Males do not like prolonged abstinence, so they practice same-sex relationships.
Lions
African lions, who consider the embodiment of masculinity, often enter into homosexual contacts. And some of them even refuse from traditional life surrounded by a female harem for the sake of a long union with a same-sex partner!
Gray Geese
Sometimes males of gray geese form homosexual couples. They do so not because of a natural fatal attraction, but in order to preserve their social status. The fact is that a lone goose that does not have a partner is at the very bottom of the goose hierarchy, and none of the members of the pack with him is considered, while his "married" comrades enjoy much greater respect. That is why males, who could not form a pair with a female, are looking for partners among same-sex relatives. Among the females of gray geese, this behavior is not observed.
Black swans
About 25% of pairs of black swans are homosexual. A pair of males may even temporarily invite a female into their family and cohabit with her until she lays eggs. Then the lady is mercilessly expelled, and henceforth the care of the offspring is entirely on the fathers.