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Fun facts about LGBTQ+ animals in nature
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1
How do gay Albatross birds rear a chick?
Use a taken heterosexual male as a sperm donor
Steal an egg
find abandoned eggs
They don't
2
Most female Bisons (buffalo) are Lesbians
False
True
3
Which species of snake has males that can emit male or female pheromones selectively?
Copperhead
King Cobras
Ball Pythons
Red-Sided Garter Snake
4
What is a bilateral gynandromorph?
An animal that has both male and female pheromones
An animal that presents with both male and female phenotypes
An animal that does not present any gendered phenotype
5
The SEA LIFE aquarium honoured the baby of lesbian penguins by not assigning it a gender
True
False
6
Male seahorses have egg sacs where embryos are fertilised and carried to term
False
True
7
After age 4, most Walruses become completely heterosexual
True
False
8
How do giraffes flirt/ perform foreplay (this is what is observed)?
Grooming each other
Rubbing necks
Licking each other
Feeding each other
9
Male and Female Macaques (monkeys) are both known to engage in homosexual behaviour. Which type is most common?
One night stands between males
Intense, monogamous bonds between girls: grooming, protection, not just sex
Intense, monogamous bonds between males: grooming, protection, not just sex
One night stands between females
10
How are bilateral gynandromorphs treated by the rest of their species?
Badly- isolated due to complicated role in social hierarchy
Like treasures- courted by both males and females
Unknown- so rare there is little data
Like everyone else - literally no difference
11
What mechanism determines sex in many reptiles like crocodiles?
Nothing - they are all born with both sex organs
Which parent rears the eggs
Incubation Temperature
Chromosomes
12
What percentage of Albatross bird pairings (all monogamous) are lesbian?
80%
60%
40%
30%
13
20% of all swan couples are homosexual
True
False
14
What percentage of Marsh Harriers are trans icons?
25% of females switch to a male appearance within the 1st year of life
40% of males switch to a female appearance within the 1st year of life
40% of females switch to a male appearance within the 1st year of life
25% of males switch to a female appearance within the 1st year of life
15
What chromosomes determine the sex of many birds and butterflies?
X and Y; with XY being female and XX being male
X and Y; with XX being female and XY being male
W and Z; with WZ being female and WW being male
W and Z; with WW being female and WZ being male
16
Gender is very important in penguin society (hierarchy and reproduction)
True
False
17
We all know about gay penguins, but how does their relationship present?
Just lots of sex
Exact same as heterosexual penguins
Mating/Courting rituals without sex
Fighting with heterosexual couples
18
Since female bison only want sex once a year, what percentage of sexual activity is between men?
50%
90%
70%
30%
19
Did you learn something from this quiz?
Yes
No
20
Why is Finding Nemo incorrect?
Nemo was phenotypically female (a secret trans icon)
Nemo should have been gay, since most clownfish are
Nemo's dad should have become Nemo's mom (trans erasure)
21
Until what age are male walruses almost exclusively gay?
1 year old
3 years old
6 years old
4 years old
22
How do gay swans rear a chick?
Steal an egg
They don't
raise abandoned eggs
Use a mated heterosexual male as a sperm donor
23
Why should Marlin have been female?
He was phenotypically female
Single mom empowerment and representation in media
Male clownfish become female if the dominant female dies
The female would have been the one to stay with the eggs
24
How is the sex of Fruit Flies determined?
Chromosomes only - XX being female, XY being male
Ratio of chromosomes- greater number of X:Y makes the fly a female
Chromosomes only - WZ being female and WW being male
Ratio of chromosomes- greater number of Y:X makes the fly a female
25
Why are snails dope, biologically speaking?
Gender is not apart of their social hierarchy
They reproduce asexually, like many plants
Their "slime" contains both male and female pheramoans
All are born intersexual
26
What percentage of observed sexual actively between giraffes is homosexual?
30%
70%
50%
90%
27
How do male walruses most often show affection to each other?
Licking each other
Hunt food for the other
Sex
Cuddling
28
Female Spotted Hyenas have penis-like genitalia that makes rape physically impossible
False
True
29
How do bottlenose dolphins show affection to members of the same sex (lesbian and gay dolphins)?
Rubbing Noses
Swimming Around Each Other (courtship)
Direct oral stimulation
Sleeping Together
30
Young male lions often form a coalition together before mating? What do they do during this time?
Nothing - 100% platonic bromance
Practice having sex with each other
Show females them having sex to prove their proficiency
Practice mounting and roaring dominantly at each other
