theastrophysicist

Here’s my take on this article: Biologists have been getting a basic assumption about the sexuality of an animal wrong. One cannot deduce the sex of an animal from its behaviour or appearance. A particular implication is the discovery of lesbian couples in these Albatrosses, but I think the more important issue is that this could invalidate many studies of animals where the sexes of the animals are determined solely from behaviours / appearances.

Of course, I’m no biologist, and I must confess that I did not finish reading the article… Way too long and I have a prelim tomorrow.

dyfl:

This article is super-great. Engagingly written (even if it overdoes it in spots) and full of fascinating factoids and weird personalities. Sure, the Jeff Koons stock-photo accompaniment is kinda weak, but whatevs: this is a great read.