Same-sex partnership is common in every major group of species in almost all geographic regions of the world. Scientists don't fully understand the evolutionary reasons behind why animals mate with the same sex, but it's clearly widespread behavior in the animal kingdom. Check out which animals are known to mate with the same sex here.
Animals that mate with the same sex
Two male penguins became foster parents to a hatchling at a New York zoo
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