TimC Posted February 27, 2007 Share Posted February 27, 2007 (edited) Koalas hate God Australia rocked by 'lesbian' koala revelationEmail this storyPrint this story 11:00AM Sunday February 25, 2007 By Roger Dobson Female koalas indulge in lesbian "sex sessions", rejecting male suitors and attempting to mate with each other, sometimes up to five at a time, according to researchers. The furry, eucalyptus-eating creatures appear to develop this tendency for same-sex liaisons when they are in captivity. In the wild, they remain heterosexual. Scientists monitoring the marsupials with digital cameras counted three homosexual interactions for every heterosexual one. "Some females rejected the advances of males that were in their enclosures, only to become willing participants in homosexual encounters immediately after," say the researchers. "On several occasions more than one pair of females shared the same pole, and multiple females mounted each other simultaneously. At least one multiple encounter involved five female koalas. Editors note: Hawt "One theory put forward by the researchers is that the females do it to attract males; another is that it is simply hormonal, or that it is a stress reliever. Scientists from the University of Queensland studied 130 koalas in captivity and will publish their results in the journal Applied Animal Behaviour Science. "Our aim was to determine the extent of differences in the homosexual and heterosexual behaviour of female koalas and thereby to determine the purpose of female homosexual behaviour in the koala," say the researchers. "Wild koalas brought into captivity clearly display homosexual behaviour on a regular basis. A total of 15 heterosexual and 43 homosexual interactions were recorded in separate animals. Homosexual behaviour was restricted to females only. Heterosexual encounters were typically twice as long as homosexual encounters," they add. - INDEPENDENT Edited February 27, 2007 by TimC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrograde assault Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 And I always thought those cute,fuzzy little bast.... was cute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikesVikes Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 They only act this way in captivity and while on camera? They probably just wanted to be in a Koala's Gone Wild video. Thought it was spring break or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yukon Cornelius Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuke'em ttg Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Reminds me of the womens softball tournament i was cookin at......NTTATWWT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moss6 Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 on KFAN this morning: What do you call girls dancing together................... koala's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
isleseeya Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 (edited) Koalas used to: eat , shoots and leaves ... And now .... Edited February 28, 2007 by isleseeya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
10g_DBA Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Koalas used to: eats, shoots and leaves ... And now .... fixed http://eatsshootsandleaves.com/esl.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Neutron Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Well there you have it. Homosexuality is a direct result of feeling captive. Left alone in nature, they remain heterosexual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
whomper Posted February 28, 2007 Share Posted February 28, 2007 Its no surprise ..They are known to like eucalickpuss Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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