reply to post by TheOracle
Man...I was just about to say something along those lines. It's been observed in koalas in captivity and in the wild, as well as many other animals.
It has already been mentioned that some animals can and do change sex, or take on the role of the opposite sex. Just like a straight male in prison
can have sex with a male, yet still be a straight male, animals in captivity have been known to do the same thing. In ALL animals (humans included)
it is completely hard-wired and inherent to breed. In the lack of the female, the male breeds anyway, even if it's not procreating. There are
certain amphibians where in the event there is a lack in the female population, the males will lay fertilized eggs, without the aid of a mate. All
the offspring are female. This very effectively ensures that the species will continue. The same mapping, without the means exists in all animals.
In the animal world, if the population changes the breeding habits do as well. It makes perfect sense to say that it's a very effective form of
population control. Evolution at it's finest. Why not? It works in every other species? Just because we humans have the curse of self-awareness
doesn't mean we can change what we are here to do, and that's procreate and spread our kind by any means necessary, just like any other animal. We
will continue to kill ourselves and disallow all of ourselves from being able to breed until the population is under control again (or earth takes
care of it for us). To those saying that homosexuality is based on parenting, you couldn't be farther from wrong. The Greeks, Romans, and various
other ancients viewed homosexuality as a very normal and accepted thing. Also, I'm sure the animals in the zoo that have homosexual moments around
breeding seasons can blame their parents as well?