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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.
“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.
Scientists from the University of Queensland studied 130 koalas in captivity and will publish their results in the journal Applied Animal Behaviour Science.
This brings a new meaning to the phrase “drink from the furry cup” [urban dictionary definition]
Posted by Ross
From: The New Zealand Herald
Kahea wrote,
Why is it that they are only lesbians in captivity but they are heterosexual in the wild. Maybe they auditioning for “koala porn”.
Link | February 25th, 2007 at 6:46 am
newB wrote,
Yeah, I heard a koala eats bush and leaves.
Link | February 25th, 2007 at 7:10 am