• SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world
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    1 day ago

    There have been numerous documented occurrences of homosexuality across a wide variety of species. If they were to become extinct, it’d be unlikely to be due to a relatively small percentage of them being gay.

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        21 hours ago

        Not my line of expertise, but I’d guess it’s little different from us humans in that there’s nothing technical preventing reproduction with a member of the opposite sex - just a matter of desire to.

        Maybe the list of animals displaying homosexual behavior on Wikipedia can be a good starting place for research should you genuinely be curious about this.

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        20 hours ago

        Weaker/smaller male cuttlefish will pretend to be female cuttlefish, take “dick” (hectocotylus) from stronger male cuttlefish, and then use the distraction to breed with a female.