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Homosexual behavior in nature, surely not? As our own cultural attitudes towards gay people relax scientists are increasingly more comfortable with revealing their findings that Mother Nature is pretty cool with it too. Here are ten animals that do the ‘wild thing’ with members of the same sex.

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Dragons are alive and well, although they are small and they live in the sea, which makes it doubtful that they are the flying, fire-breathing creatures of legend.

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The Giant and the Colossal Squid are the most unknown, unseen and most terrifying creatures this planet has to offer. Denizens of the deep, they ply every ocean of the world, moving silently and in mystery. Sometimes, they come into contact with man. Either incidentally in the form of the stomach contents of whales taken in the hunt, or as sailor’s witness, relegated to near myth. More recently however, there have been actual live first contact and the truth is far more interesting than the fantasy…

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Seahorses of the world’s oceans are incredibly weird and beautiful creatures to observe. Varying in size and shape, color and texture, hovering nearly motionless in the clear water, they look more alien than anything that any science fiction writer could have possibly imagined.

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The wonderful dads of the animal kingdom.

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There are over 32 species of Seahorse, mostly found in shallow tropical and temperate forests throughout the world.

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Beautiful and strangely fascinating undersea creatures.

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Seahorses are fabulous, almost fairytale creatures that dance in our oceans, but sadly, they are the victims of pollution.

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The Pot-bellied Seahorse inhabits harbors and sheltered coastal bays. They can also be found amongst algae, sea grasses and around rocky reefs in fairly shallow water. In deeper water they typically attach to sponges.