Animal non-reproductive sexual behavior encompasses sexual activities that non-human animals participate in which do not lead to the reproduction of the species. Although procreation continues to be the primary explanation for sexual behavior in animals , recent observations on animal behavior have given alternative reasons for the engagement in sexual activities by animals.
Observed non-procreative sexual activities include non- copulatory mounting without insertion, or by a female, or by a younger male who does not yet produce semen , oral sex, genital stimulation, anal stimulation, interspecies mating, same-sex sexual interaction , [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and acts of affection, although it is doubted that they have done this since the beginning of their existence.
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Lions are known to engage in sex to create bonds and interact with each other. Lions live in a social group known as a pride that consists of 2β18 females and 1β7 males. The females found in these prides were born into the pride. The males enter the pride from other prides. The success of reproduction for each individual lion is dependent on the number of male lions found in their social group.
Male lions create coalitions and search for prides to take over. Successful coalitions have usually created a strong bond with each other and will take over prides.
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Once winning in a competition, all current males in the pride will be kicked out and left to find another pride. While in search of another pride these males will often engage in sexual behavior with each other; creating a strong bond in this new coalition created. Sex plays a fundamental role in the social lives of bonobos.
