Hi,
As you probably know, it's pride month! Here on Green World we fully support
the LGBTQ+ community. Many homophobes and transphobes will tell you that being
LGBTQ+ isn't natural. But what they don't know is that over 1 500 different
animal species are indeed part of this community! So, today we are going to
being covering just a few of these animals.
Note: We do not tolerate LGBTQ-phobic comments. All hate comments will be
deleted.
Sexual Orientation
Within the LGBTQ+ community, there are many sexual orientations and most of
them can also be found in animals! Here are just a few examples:
Rams
You probably didn't know, but up to 8% of rams are homosexual. This is quite a
lot considering that only 1.7% of US adults identify as homosexual.
Laysan albatross
31% of all pairs were lesbian in one study. That is a lot.
Bottlenose dolphins
One gay pair had a 17 year long relationship. This goes to show that same sex
pairs can be together for just as long as straight pairs can.
Here are a few more examples:
- African lion - many male individuals are known to be gay or bisexual.
- Giraffe - after mating with a female, many males will then have short term same sex relationships
- Penguins - display a range of sexualities including homosexual, bisexual and polyamorous
- Black swans - 25% of male swans pair with other male swans
These were just a few examples of animals with non heterosexual orientations.
Gender Identity
Gender identity is also a big topic within the animal kingdom.
Clownfish
Female clown fish will often turn into males. So Nemo's dad (from
Finding Nemo) might have been born a female!
Chickens
When preparing a chicken for cooking, some scientists were surprised to find
that the chicken had the reproductive organs of both genders, which means that
it was intersex!
Bearded dragons
They are often found to change their gender while inside the egg! This can be
due do temperature or condition changes in the surrounding area. This is also
the case with some turtle species.
Here are some more examples:
- Asian Sheepshead Wrasse - some females turn into males
- Marsh Harrier - 40% of males change their appearance to look like females around two years after birth
- Sea snails - change gender to help with survival chances
We hope you enjoyed this special post about LGBTQ+ animals.
Happy Pride Month!!!
Your Green World Blog Teamš
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