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In this episode, Brigitta and Lara reveal what they learned about "queer behavior" found in the animal world. They look at same-sex pairings, monogamy vs. non-monogamy in animals, and which animals stay together...and which ones "divorce."

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Reference links for this podcast include:

Homosexual behavior in animals (Wikipedia)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexual_behavior_in_animals#:~:text=While%20reports%20on%20many%20such,non%2Dmonogamous%20species%20like%20sheep.

Same Sex Behavior Among Animals Isn't New. Science is Just Catching Up (National Wildlife Federation site)

https://www.nwf.org/Magazines/National-Wildlife/2023/Summer/Conservation/Same-Sex-Behavior-Animals-Science

New Science on Same-Sex Behavior in Wildlife (National Wildlife Federation Blog)

https://blog.nwf.org/2022/06/new-science-on-same-sex-behavior-in-wildlife/

Mammals May Use Same-Sex Sexual Behavior for Conflict Resolution, Bonding, and More (Popular Science)

https://www.popsci.com/environment/mammals-same-sex-behavior-evolution/

Same Sex Relationships May Play an Important Role in Evolution (Article from The Guardian – 14 years ago)

https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2009/jun/17/same-sex-relationships-gay-animals

Homosexuality in Animals: An Analysis of Sexual Behavior Theories (Lake Forest College, Lake Forest IL – paper published from the Biology Department – from 2017)

https://www.lakeforest.edu/news/homosexuality-in-animals-an-analysis-of-sexual-behavior-theories

Same-Sex Behavior Seen in Nearly All Animals, Review Finds (Article from Science Daily 2009)

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/06/090616122106.htm

21 Animals Who Know Being Single is Awesome (aka some of the Aces of the animal kingdom)

https://www.thedodo.com/21-animals-being-single-awesom-988668711.html

Animal Attraction: The Many Forms of Monogamy in the Animal Kingdom (US National Science Foundation – 2/13/13)