Gay bats

These animals have been observed practicing homosexual courtship, sexual behavior, affection, pair bonding, or parenting. Here, we reviewed the available observations on bat homosexual behaviour, presenting some behavioural hypotheses. Same-sex sexual behaviours can be classified in 6 different groups and till now have been documented in 22 species of megabats and microbats.

In fact, male bats exhibit the highest rate of homosexuality among mammals. It’s not exactly rocket science to understand that animals engage in homosexual acts. Neither do we really need a study by members of the scientific community to point it out or conduct studies. Here, we reviewed the available observations on bat homosexual behaviour, presenting some behavioural hypotheses.

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