Biological Exuberance: Animal Homosexuality and Natural Diversity

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

BRUCE BAGEMIHL is a biologist, researcher, and author. He earned his bachelor’s degree in biogeography from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and his doctorate in linguistics and cognitive science from the University of British Columbia, where he also served on the faculty. He has published diverse essays and scientific articles on issues pertaining to language, biology, gender, and sexuality. He lives in Seattle, Washington.

BIOLOGICAL EXUBERANCE:ANIMAL HOMOSEXUALITY AND NATURAL DIVERSITY. Copyright © 1999 by Bruce Bagemihl. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles or reviews. For information, address St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, N.Y 10010.

DESIGN BY HELENE WALD BERINSKY

eISBN 9781466809277

First eBook Edition : April 2012

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Bagemihl, Bruce.

Biological exuberance : animal homosexuality and natural diversity / by Bruce Bagemihl ; illustrated by John Megahan.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 0-312-19239-8 (hc)

ISBN 0-312-25377-X (pbk)

1. Homosexuality in animals. I. Title.

QL761.B24 1999

591.56’2—dc21

98-28528 CIP

AC