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Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World

From homosexual penguins and sex-transitioning fish to pregnant male seahorses and sexually dominant female bonobos, thousands of species defy our expectations of gender and sexuality. Director Drew Denny takes the nature documentary to a whole new level in this eye-opening and entertaining expedition to the places David Attenborough overlooks, where giant duck penises and corkscrew vaginas take center stage. Debunking myths that females are “inferior” and being queer is somehow “unnatural,” Second Nature explores the 1500+ animal species that engage in same-sex sexual behavior and parenting, change sex, form matriarchies, and more.

Top Cast

  • Elliot Page

    Elliot Page

    Narrator (voice)

  • Joan Roughgarden

    Joan Roughgarden

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  • Patricia Brennan

    Patricia Brennan

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  • Amy Parish

    Amy Parish

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  • Joseph Graves

    Joseph Graves

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  • Frans de Waal

    Frans de Waal

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  • Marcela Benítez

    Marcela Benítez

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  • River Suh

    River Suh

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Overview

From homosexual penguins and sex-transitioning fish to pregnant male seahorses and sexually dominant female bonobos, thousands of species defy our expectations of gender and sexuality. Director Drew Denny takes the nature documentary to a whole new level in this eye-opening and entertaining expedition to the places David Attenborough overlooks, where giant duck penises and corkscrew vaginas take center stage. Debunking myths that females are “inferior” and being queer is somehow “unnatural,” Second Nature explores the 1500+ animal species that engage in same-sex sexual behavior and parenting, change sex, form matriarchies, and more.

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