Scientists have found bottlenose dolphins nurturing both bisexual and gay relationships in a study they carried out in Shark Bay, Western Australia. Researchers from the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth studied 120 bottlenose dolphins and found they had incredibly intricate relationships. They say they engaged in “extensive bisexuality”, combined with periods of exclusive homosexuality. Co-author Richard Connor told Discovery News: “I work on the male dolphins, and their social lives are very intense - it seems there is constant drama. “I have often thought, as I watched their complicated alliance relationships, that their social lives would be mentally and physically exhausting, and I’m glad I’m not a dolphin.”
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First published: Thursday, 29th March 2012 - 12:28pm