zoophilia
Sign in to savethumb|"Ancient Greek sodomising a goat", plate XVII from by F. K. Forberg, illustrated by Édouard-Henri Avril Zoophilia is a paraphilia in which a person experiences a sexual fixation on non-human animals. Bestiality instead refers to cross-species sexual activity between humans and non-human animals. Due to the lack of research on the subject, it is difficult to conclude how prevalent bestiality is. Zoophilia was estimated in one study to be prevalent in 2% of the population in 2021.
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Zoophilia is a paraphilia characterized by sexual attraction to non-human animals, while bestiality refers to actual sexual contact between humans and animals. It matters partly because understanding its prevalence and nature requires scientific research, though current data remains limited, with one 2021 study estimating it affects roughly 2% of the population.
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19 sectionsContents
- History
- Terminology
- General
- Zoophilia
- Zoosexuality
- Bestiality
- Extent of occurrence
- Perspectives on zoophilia
- Research perspectives
- Historical and cultural perspectives
- Religious perspectives
- Legal status
- Pornography
- Zoophiles
- Non-sexual zoophilia
- Zoophile community
- See also
- References and footnotes
- External links
thumb|"Ancient Greek sodomising a goat", plate XVII from by F. K. Forberg, illustrated by Édouard-Henri Avril Zoophilia is a paraphilia in which a person experiences a sexual fixation on non-human animals. Bestiality instead refers to cross-species sexual activity between humans and non-human animals. Due to the lack of research on the subject, it is difficult to conclude how prevalent bestiality is. Zoophilia was estimated in one study to be prevalent in 2% of the population in 2021.
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