Interesting!
The Oslo Natural History Museum opened the show last week and says it has been well attended, not least by families.Go to the homepage made by University of Oslo to read more about Homosexuality in the Animal Kingdom.
The exhibition [...] includes photographs of one male giraffe mounting another, of apes stimulating others of the same sex, and two aroused male right whales rubbing against each other.
It says homosexuality has been observed among 1,500 species, and that in 500 of those it is well documented.
"Homosexuality is a common and widespread phenomenon in the animal world," says an exhibition statement.
"Not only short-lived sexual relationships, but even long-lasting partnerships; partnerships that may last a lifetime."
It says sex between animals - as between humans - is often a matter of enjoyment, rather than procreation, and that this applies to animals of the same sex as well as opposite sexes.
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