Mary Jo Powell wrote:
>
> Richard said
>
> >We must not forget that frogs and street dogs have homossexual relations
> >very frequently, without any shame.
> >
>
> Perhaps this is going far afield but this statement is too limiting. A
> recent book (and I don't have the reference here, but can get it if anyone
> wants) documents that homosexual relations between (and among!) animals--in
> fact all kinds of "unnatural" sex--is common, in fact "normal.' Not just
> frogs and dogs, but all the primates, felines, mooses, everything
> appraently.
>
> What is interesting in this source is the reactions of the human
> observers--zoologists, ethnologists, whatever--who immediately classify the
> animals as male and female when they are caught in the act or, if there is
> no way to get around the obvious, say that the animals are "confused."
> Poor pathetic animals.
>
> mary jo powell
> <mpowell who-is-at sedl.org>
> Austin TX