Queer ducks (and other animals) : the natural world of animal sexuality /
Schrefer, Eliot, 1978-
Queer ducks (and other animals) : the natural world of animal sexuality / Eliot Schrefer ; illustrations by Jules Zuckerberg. - First edition. - 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-225) and index.
Introduction -- Doodlebugs -- Bonobos -- Fruit flies -- Bottlenose dolphins -- Japanese macaques -- Deer -- Wrasse fish -- Albatross -- Bulls -- Ducks and geese -- Conclusion.
"A research-based exploration of queer behavior in different animal species is interspersed with personal anecdotes and interviews with scientists."-- We're taught the natural order means male-female pairs for each animal on Earth. In recent years study after study reveals substantial same-sex sexual behavior in animals. Schrefer examines the diversity of sexual behavior in the animal world. He argues that the diversity of sexualilty that links humans to the animal world can be a source of wonder and self-acceptance. -- adapted from jacket.
Ages 14 up Katherine Tegen Books. Grades 10-12 Katherine Tegen Books.
Printz Honor, 2023. Rainbow Book List Top Ten Titles for Teen Readers, 2023.
0063069490 9780063069497
2021053153
Animals--Behavior--Juvenile literature.
Homosexuality in animals.
Homosexuality in animals--Juvenile literature.
Sexual behavior in animals.
Sexual behavior in animals--Juvenile literature.
Animals--Behavior.
Informational.
Young adult nonfiction.
QL761 / .S36 2022
Queer ducks (and other animals) : the natural world of animal sexuality / Eliot Schrefer ; illustrations by Jules Zuckerberg. - First edition. - 225 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-225) and index.
Introduction -- Doodlebugs -- Bonobos -- Fruit flies -- Bottlenose dolphins -- Japanese macaques -- Deer -- Wrasse fish -- Albatross -- Bulls -- Ducks and geese -- Conclusion.
"A research-based exploration of queer behavior in different animal species is interspersed with personal anecdotes and interviews with scientists."-- We're taught the natural order means male-female pairs for each animal on Earth. In recent years study after study reveals substantial same-sex sexual behavior in animals. Schrefer examines the diversity of sexual behavior in the animal world. He argues that the diversity of sexualilty that links humans to the animal world can be a source of wonder and self-acceptance. -- adapted from jacket.
Ages 14 up Katherine Tegen Books. Grades 10-12 Katherine Tegen Books.
Printz Honor, 2023. Rainbow Book List Top Ten Titles for Teen Readers, 2023.
0063069490 9780063069497
2021053153
Animals--Behavior--Juvenile literature.
Homosexuality in animals.
Homosexuality in animals--Juvenile literature.
Sexual behavior in animals.
Sexual behavior in animals--Juvenile literature.
Animals--Behavior.
Informational.
Young adult nonfiction.
QL761 / .S36 2022