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Study shows same-sex sexual behavior is widespread and heritable in macaque monkeys (phys.org)

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

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[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The heritable part is interesting

[–] MiscreantMouse@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

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.