TY - BOOK AU - Schrefer,Eliot AU - Zuckerberg,Jules TI - Queer ducks (and other animals): the natural world of animal sexuality SN - 0063069490 AV - QL761 .S36 2022 PY - 2022///] CY - New York, NY PB - Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers KW - Animals KW - Behavior KW - Juvenile literature KW - Homosexuality in animals KW - Sexual behavior in animals KW - Informational KW - local KW - Young adult nonfiction KW - lcgft N1 - 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; Ages 14 up; Katherine Tegen Books; Grades 10-12; Katherine Tegen Books N2 - "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 ER -