I know alot of these young animals practice the motions for when they mature later on. Others, like bear, deer, and primates go thru these motions because the females are kept under the dominant male's wraps. But this article didn't say whether these males were actually penetrating each other. Now that would have been pretty telling.
Well, of course that proves its natural. I mean male dogs try to have sex with any available leg, male or female, young or old. I mean I haven't seen them try it on a tree, they tend to use that for something else, but other than that any port in a storm? But it might be hard to deal with a bear doing the same thing to my leg. "There is no such thing as normal life Wyatt there is only life."
On another note, some animals have been known to eat their own feces...does that make cropophila any more acceptable?
no... but if people were saying eating crap was an unnatural occurrence that only occurred because of human choice and the way that person was raised and if they watch tv shows where they have actors who are known to eat crap on their private time... then you could say, well it happens naturally in the wild to animals who do not have that external influence, so why is it so hard to believe it could happen to humans? very crappy analogy though
this is my thinking: On another note though I wonder how many realize this is going to lead to genetic research of these animals, to see if they are "wired" wrong so to speak.
Well, we know what happens to men in prison, are we to think any different of animals in the zoo? That is like Alcatraz for animals. Oh and I just naturally assume that all Flamingos are gay...
I think that's a fear in the gay community about labeling homosexuality a "defect" or trying to find a scientific explanation for it. They for the most part agree with the idea that they're born that way, and that it isnt simply a choice, but if it a hormonal, or genetic thing, they worry about the idea of "curing" it. Forces them to walk a fine line it seems to me because they want to explain their situation to people without it backfiring on them.