Which researcher was shocked by gay rams?
August 4, 2015 11:35 AM   Subscribe

I recall reading an article about a researcher of big horn sheep who was shocked by homosexual behavior. Can you link me to this article?

If I recall correctly, he wrote something like "I can't believe these magnificent creature could do such a thing as this." Does it ring a bell?
posted by jefficator to Pets & Animals (3 answers total) 6 users marked this as a favorite
 
Darwin gendered the hell out of sheep with some interesting anthropomorphism . I remember this issue, SEED listed 400+ species that display homosexual tendencies out in the natural world and I had never see anything like it.
posted by lawliet at 11:49 AM on August 4, 2015


Best answer: Haha, I remember this because I sent it to my dad to heckle him. It was a quote in this New York Times article. "To think of those magnificent beasts as 'queer' - Oh,God!"
posted by barchan at 11:54 AM on August 4, 2015 [6 favorites]


And the book the quote comes from is Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity.
posted by barchan at 12:02 PM on August 4, 2015 [2 favorites]


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