Mercury affects the behaviour of white ibises by "turning them homosexual", with higher doses resulting in males being more likely to pair with males. [...] The team fed white ibises on food pellets that contained concentrations of mercury equivalent to those measured in the shrimp and crayfish that make up the birds' wetland diet.
It seems these birds are everybody&rsquo;s favorite species for sexual experiments. No wonder they&rsquo;re all messed up. <a href="http://nymag.com/daily/inte..." target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2010/07/bronx_zoo_tr...">http://nymag.com/daily/inte...
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