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Originally posted by Sebatianos@Feb 15 2005, 02:26 PM
Imagine:
8 lions.
5 females
3 males
The strongest male gets the females by chasing the other two males away. 4 females get impregnated - there's still one left. The fitter of the other two would get the chance.
Being sexually active does make you sexually fitter. So if one of those two males would be inactive and the other would "masturbate" - being active, that would make him the fitter one. So the fitter one could have offspring. And because it's the case with many animals that the strongest one chases the rest away and has more females to himself - the sexual activity wothout the female seems a necesary thing. So in that case homosexuality (or rather bi-sexuality) would actually increase the chances for that animal.
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@xcom freak: Yes, Lioness. The above scenario came up, and Sebastianos (I think) made the comment that the lioness would choose the more sexually fit of the males, and sexual fitness is improved because they masturbate, or something like that. I'm trying to understand how the lioness or any animal for that matter, would know if a guy relieves himself frequently.