Sex plays an conspicuous role in all their activities and takes the focus away from violence, which is the most typical method of solving conflicts among primates and many other animals. The most well-known homosexual animal is the dwarf chimpanzee, one of humanity's closes relatives. Homosexuality is both common and highly essential in the lives of a number of species,' explains Petter Boeckman, who is the academic advisor for the 'Against Nature's Order?' exhibition. 'One fundamental premise in social debates has been that homosexuality is unnatural. Many animals solve conflicts by practicing same gender sex.įrom the middle of October until next summer the Norwegian Natural History Museum of the University of Oslo will host the first exhibition that focuses on homosexuality in the animal kingdom. Homosexuality is quite common in the animal kingdom, especially among herding animals.