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Ducks. Homosexual pair-bonds occur in both male and female Mallard Ducks. Male Mallard that have been raised together frequently develop homosexual bonds of great strength and longevity. When large numbers of such birds are present, they often form their own groups, known as “clubs.” [i]

 

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[i] Bruce Bagemihl, Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity, New York : St. Martin ’s Press, 1999