wild discovery

The other night, as i was channel surfing, i stumbled upon this show on National geographic channel. At first i thought it was just one of the run-of -the-mill shows on animal behavior. Boy, was i wrong! It was on animal sexuality. You would have thought that animals, unlike homo-sapiens, have sex as the last thing on their minds, except during mating season. Did you know that homosexuality is prevalent in the animal kingdom -starting from the majestic lions to the graceful giraffes to swinging monkeys? It was one hell of an eye opener. They should show this to people who consider homosexuality as something unnatural.

Another shocker was that animals pleasure themselves. i guess my jaws must have hung open as i watched the show. i never thought that animals indulge in fornication for any other reason than procreation. Just goes to show how ignorant i am.

And apparently, orgies and underage sex are not uncommon in animals like monkeys. Phew! If the evolution theory as we know it today is correct, well, we have our ancestors to blame for all of mankind’s “deviant” sexual behaviors!

And monogamy is the one deviant behavior when it comes to animals. Very few species are monogamous. Genetic testing has proved that even species hitherto considered as mate-till-we-die species have turned out to be, well, not exactly faithful. But did you even think that the ugly vultures could be faithful? They supposedly don’t even let themselves be tempted into stealing a peck when opportunity presents itself. Amazing.