Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity, by Bagemihl, Bruce
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Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity, by Bagemihl, Bruce. Profile Books: London, 1999. Edition: First edition.. ISBN: 1861971826. Hardcover, 751 pages. Green cloth; gilt lettering on spine. Illustrated with numerous B&W photos and line drawings. Index of animals; Index of Subjects. Extensive bibliographic citations and chapter notes. Scholarly reference.

Condition: Fine in Fine jacket. There is a bump to the front, top edge about 1 inch in from the corner. Book is otherwise as new and unread.

Contents: From the jacket:

The book that definitively crushes the argument that homosexuality is not natural.

Male gorillas court and copulate with each other, grizzly bear families hve two mothers, male swans form pair-bonds with one another and female long-eared hedgehogs have oral sex. In this book omosexual behavior is documented in over 450 species of animals.

Drawing upon zoological research that spans more than two centuries, Bruce Bagemihl shows that animals engage in all types of non-reproductive sexual behavior. The variety is extensive -- ranging from same-sex courtship and pair-binding, to transvestism and co-parenting. All are meticulously examined with illustrations and photographs. Bagermihl's comprehensive research will change the way we look at nature.

BIOLOGICAL EXUBERANCE is a highly important work of reference that for the first time catalogues homosexuality in nature with accurate, scholarly and non-sensationalised scientific research.

Picture showing where the paper has split along the inner joint.