Global warming has been named the cause of homosexuality in albatrosses
Royal Society: Albatross homosexual relationships have increased due to global warming , abandon their partners more often and start homosexual relationships. Experts from the Royal Society called the warming of the water in the habitat the reason for the atypical behavior of monogamous birds. The Guardian writes about it. Researchers have observed 15 thousand individuals for 15 years that nest in the Falkland Islands. Scientists have noticed that under normal conditions, only one to three percent of pairs of albatrosses part, and in years with unusually warm water, this figure increased to eight percent. As the ocean temperature rises, birds suffer from food shortages – off the coast there are fewer fish, the hunt lasts longer, and it becomes more difficult to feed the offspring. Against the background of problems finding food in albatrosses, the stress hormone increases and reproductive function decreases – some diverge after unsuccessful attempts at conception.