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Gay Animals Key to Species' Survival: Study

'Same-sex behavior' seen all over animal kingdom

By Matt Cantor,  Newser Staff

Posted Jun 17, 2009 8:50 AM CDT

(Newser) – Homosexual behavior is almost everywhere among animals—penguins, dolphins, even fruit flies. And same-sex bonds may be a key adaptation that helps species survive, the Daily Telegraph reports. One-third of a Hawaiian albatross population is raised by two moms because there are so few males,...   Read full story »

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