SanctimoniousApe comments on I hope their life together is long and wonderful

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[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 36 points 1 year ago (3 children)

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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[–] WolfmanEightySix@piefed.social -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Apart from anything else, does that stop them from breeding?

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[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 4 points 1 year 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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[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year 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.

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