Transgender Animals

[M.D. Holloway]

ya, behavioral its a choice...

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2106866-five-wild-lionesses-grow-a-mane-and-start-acting-like-males/

[Norm K]

Evolution in action, maybe, moving beyond the limitations of being female ...

[Joe Bob]

Which crappers do they use?

[Alfasrule]

The GENE POOL is messed up!!

[island911]

Originally Posted by Joe Bob

Which crappers do they use?

LOL

And to the OP, I've seen obese guys with massive Moobs. If they sit down to pee, is that an indicator of their latent transgenderism?

Read: the article is stupid.

[Steve Carlton]

Maybe there was some sort of human to lion virus transfer...

[wayner]

Originally Posted by island911

LOL

And to the OP, I've seen obese guys with massive Moobs. If they sit down to pee, is that an indicator of their latent transgenderism?

Read: the article is stupid.

Man boobs?
Is it fat, or is it enlarged mamory glands?

There is a difference

[scottmandue]

“I don’t think this is anything to be concerned about,” says Hunter. “Although the females are apparently infertile, they otherwise appear to live long, healthy lives. And from a conservation perspective, there is nothing to suggest the pattern is increasing or will ever be anything more than a rare, local phenomenon.”

I see no mention to if there is a lack of males in that pride.

Very common in nature for females to take on alpha behavior in the absence of males.

[M.D. Holloway]

So does the chemistry dictate behavior or does the situation force a chemical change?

[Reiver]

Do they mate with males or simply die out as an aberration?
Something to be said for that.

[KFC911]

I'm keeping a 1-2 year old male blue healer....I call him girl (out of habit) and he squats to pee...he'll be OK...I hope

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by M.D. Holloway

So does the chemistry dictate behavior or does the situation force a chemical change?

I'm not a biologist but I work at an aquarium, it is common among certain species of fish if there is no male available one of the females to biologically become a male and fertilize the other females.

I'm also a city boy but have spent time in the country, I presume the country boys have seen cattle and dogs have male on male sex... are they gay or just horny and no female was available?

Along those same lines in primates when an alpha male concurs another male it is common for the concurred male to take a submissive posture.

IMHO it is an anthropomorphize of behavior to fit the latest media buzz.

YMMV

[intakexhaust]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

I'm not a biologist but I work at an aquarium, it is common among certain species of fish if there is no male available one of the females to biologically become a male and fertilize the other females.

Too lazy to look it up but isn't it the grouper species that changes sex?

[island911]

They go see their fish surgeons (sturgeons) for their "gender reassignment' surgeries.

No?

[wayner]

I'm sure that female lion would if she could.

It must be awful frustrating that her female lady part has not grown into a full sized male part.

I suspect yours already did when you were in the womb and had just enough man-ness to stimulate the growth before the growth cycle ended.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by M.D. Holloway

ya, behavioral its a choice...

https://www.newscientist.com/article/2106866-five-wild-lionesses-grow-a-mane-and-start-acting-like-males/

You looking for an excuse or acceptance?

[DanielDudley]

One thing you have to give Mike credit for, is that he never stops trying to figure things out, and he doesn't try to shape the world to fit his beliefs, if it doesn't turn out the way he figured.