Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity

Why read it

• You will learn how many forms same sex behavior takes in animals, from courtship and affection to pair bonding and parenting
• You will stop assuming same sex behavior is a rarity in nature, since it appears in every major animal group
• You will question the idea that animal same sex behavior merely copies heterosexual roles, mistakes sex identity or signals illness

Who it is for

• A field researcher unsure how to record same sex behavior they observe
• Someone who has heard that homosexuality is unnatural and wants evidence
• A student of science and society questioning what counts as natural

Contents

1. Part 1 - A Polysexual, Polygendered World
2. Part II - A Wondrous Bestiary Portraits of Homosexual, Bisexual, and Transgendered Wildlife
3. Introduction
4. Mammals
5. Birds

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