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From: jcollier@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (John Donald Collier)
Newsgroups: alt.activism,sci.bio
Subject: Animal homosexuality (was Re: Homosexual and Proud of it.)
Keywords: sex, natural
Message-ID: <626@ariel.ucs.unimelb.edu.au>
Date: 6 May 91 10:35:57 GMT
References: <1991Apr23.234329@IASTATE.EDU> <612@bug.UUCP> <4339@batman.moravian.EDU>
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In article <4339@batman.moravian.EDU> barkerM@batman.moravian.EDU (Gilgamesh) writes:

>
>While dumb animals do do it [have homosexual sex], they do not do it continuously or out of choice.
>Ever hear of pheromones? If given a choice, no bull or other type of animal 
>will try to reproduce with a member of the same sex.
>

There is substantial scientific opinion that denies this. I don't see
what pheromones are supposed to prove in this case. They do not
work with mammals like they do with ants.

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