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Marcela Benítez

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Emory broadly​ interested in the evolution of primate social cognition, the mechanisms that influence social choices, and the context in which these decisions are adaptive. As a primatologist, my work unpacks both proximate and ultimate mechanisms of social decision-making in primates, offering a promising avenue for understanding t…

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Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal WorldSecond Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World · 2026
Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World
★ 1.02026
MovieDocumentaryComedy
Did you know that clownfish change sex from male to female? (So if Nemo’s mom had died in real life, his dad could have become his mom!) Did you know that albatross, penguins and swans parent in same sex pairs? Or that bonobos, who are just as closely related to us as chimps, are matriarchal and have same-sex sex every day?! Narrated by Elliot Page, Second Nature follows trailblazing Evolutionary Biologist Dr. Joan Roughgarden as she meets groundbreaking scientists exploring the 1500+ animal species who engage in same-sex sexual behavior and parenting, change sex, form matriarchies, and more, debunking myths that females are “inferior” and that being queer is “unnatural.” SECOND NATURE — everything you didn’t learn in high school biology.

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Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal WorldSecond Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World · 2026
Second Nature: Gender and Sexuality in the Animal World
★ 1.02026
MovieDocumentaryComedy
Did you know that clownfish change sex from male to female? (So if Nemo’s mom had died in real life, his dad could have become his mom!) Did you know that albatross, penguins and swans parent in same sex pairs? Or that bonobos, who are just as closely related to us as chimps, are matriarchal and have same-sex sex every day?! Narrated by Elliot Page, Second Nature follows trailblazing Evolutionary Biologist Dr. Joan Roughgarden as she meets groundbreaking scientists exploring the 1500+ animal species who engage in same-sex sexual behavior and parenting, change sex, form matriarchies, and more, debunking myths that females are “inferior” and that being queer is “unnatural.” SECOND NATURE — everything you didn’t learn in high school biology.

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