Title
Homosexual behavior in wild Sumatran orangutans (Pongo pygmaeus abelii)
Author(s)
Fox E.A.
Published
2001
Publisher
American Journal of Primatology
Abstract
Wild male Sumatran orangutans at two study sites engaged in homosexual behavior. These observations demonstrate that homosexual behavior is not an artifact of captivity or contact with humans. In separate instances, homosexual behavior was associated with affiliative and agonistic behaviors. These observations add orangutans to the list of primates in which homosexual behavior forms part of the natural repertoire of sexual or sociosexual behavior. © 2001 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Keywords
affiliative behavior; dominance; homosexuality; primate; sexual behavior; aggression; animal; Anthropoidea; article; homosexuality; male; psychological aspect; sexual behavior; wild animal; Aggression; Animals; Animals, Wild; Homosexuality; Male; Pongo pygmaeus; Sexual Behavior, Animal; Pongo; Pongo pygmaeus; Pongo pygmaeus abelii; Primates
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