Gay albatross

Scientists have observed homosexual behavior in hundreds of animal species, from insects to sheep. Recently a lesbian albatross pair made headlines around the globe—the couple will be raising a chick together at New Zealand's Taiaroa Head Royal Albatross Centre. Support Star Observer. The docuseries broadcasted the mating habits of the Antipodean wandering albatross that had taken place on Antipodes Island. The Antipodes is an uninhabited volcanic island and is one of the few places in the world that have endemic species of parakeets and penguins that exist alongside elephant seals, giant petrels and wandering albatrosses.

Frozen Planet II left viewers feeling all the emotions after an unexpected love story between two male albatrosses. Sir David Attenborough’s stunning nature series returned to BBC One on Sunday. You can read a previoos post on gay flamingoes on my blog, too. These amazing birds are known for their long-lived monogamous relationships and even longer lives! In fact, one particular bird, named Wisdom the Albatross, is over years-old.

Two female Laysan albatrosses, living for years as a breeding pair on Oahu. Photo by Lindsay Young. There was a time when the Laysan albatross might seem a perfect icon for the virtues of. Like humans, some animals are heterosexual, some are homosexual, and some are somewhere in between. Sexuality is a spectrum and a natural part of the animal kingdom. Just like us, every animal is an individual with a wide range of emotions and the ability and desire to form relationships.

Scientists made an intriguing discovery about the Laysan albatrosses on the Hawaiian island of Oahu in , 31% of the albatross couples they observed were actually lesbian. Researchers observed the birds kissing and nesting together much like human couples do. .

The royal albatross females will raise their chick exactly the same as any male-female pair would, Lyndon Perriman, a ranger with New Zealand's Department of Conservation, told the Telegraph."For the next six months the new parents will take turns to alternately guard and feed the chick, with one protecting it from predators while the other. .

Frozen Planet II left viewers feeling all the emotions after a love story between two male albatrosses in Sir David Attenborough's series. .

The Albatross Same-sex coupling is becoming more common among the Antipodean wandering albatross population as birds struggle to find opposite-sex partners. Due to industrial fishing near the female’s northern feeding grounds, many female albatross are caught and drowned as bycatch, causing males to outnumber them three to one. .

10 Gay Animals That You May Not Know 1 Albatross Scientists made an intriguing discovery about the Laysan albatrosses on the Hawaiian island of Oahu in , 31% of the albatross couples they observed were actually lesbian. Researchers observed the birds kissing and nesting together much like human couples do. .