Are rams gay

A study published in the February issue of the journal Endocrinology demonstrates that not only are certain groups of cells different between genders in a part of the sheep brain controlling sexual behavior, but brain anatomy and hormone production may determine whether adult rams prefer other rams over ewes.

Homosexuality is biological, suggests gay sheep study

As many as one in 10 rams can be gay. It is in this form that the hormone interacts with the brain. This may help support one theory that sexual orientation, in part at least, may be related to the hormones present during fetal development, says Balthazart. But Larkin suggests there may also be the influence of genes at work, at least in predisposing the animals to homosexuality.

1 in 12 rams are gay and costing farmers, says breeder

The gay sheep research provides fascinating observations about how the brain works. In gay sheep and in activists. Dr Rosselli received death threats after activists erroneously stated he was drilling electrodes into the brains of live sheep to find a method to reverse homosexuality.

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