Study shows same-sex sexual behavior is widespread and heritable in macaque monkeys

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Study shows same-sex sexual behavior is widespread and heritable in macaque monkeys

Observations of a wild colony of macaques over three years show same-sex sexual behavior among males is widespread and may be beneficial.

https://phys.org/news/2023-07-same-sex-sexual-behavior-widespread-heritable.htmlOpen link View original on kbin.social

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NOT_RICK

lemmy.world

The heritable part is interesting

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kbin.social

Yep! From the article:

The results, published in Nature Ecology and Evolution, suggest same-sex sexual behavior (SSB) has evolved and may be a common feature of primate reproduction.