*[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002711400_danny30.html Horse sex story was online hit by Danny Westneat, Seattle Times - December 30, 2005]
*[http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2002711400_danny30.html Horse sex story was online hit by Danny Westneat, Seattle Times - December 30, 2005]
*''The International Handbook of Animal Abuse and Cruelty: Theory, Research'', edited by Frank Ascione, pages 217-218</ref>
*''The International Handbook of Animal Abuse and Cruelty: Theory, Research'', edited by Frank Ascione, pages 217-218</ref>
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The pro-[[evolution]] magazine the ''[[Scientific American]]'' speciously made this unwarranted speculation via their blog on the aberrant practice of bestiality:
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{{cquote|After all, we are animals....
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In any event, philosophical questions aside, I simply find it astounding — and incredibly fascinating from an [[evolution|evolutionary]] perspective — that so many people (as much as a full percent of the general population) are certifiable zoophiles. And scientific researchers appear to be slowly conceding that zoophilia may be a genuine human sexual orientation.<ref>Animal Lovers: Zoophiles Make Scientists Rethink Human Sexuality By Jesse Bering, March 24, 2010</ref>}}
European countries with high belief in [[evolution]] (which asserts that man descended from animals and are related to them) and high degrees of irreligion had notable problems with bestiality (see: [[Bestiality and various geographic areas]] and [[Evolutionary belief and bestiality]] and [[Atheism and bestiality]]).
European countries with high belief in [[evolution]] (which asserts that man descended from animals and are related to them) and high degrees of irreligion had notable problems with bestiality (see: [[Bestiality and various geographic areas]] and [[Evolutionary belief and bestiality]] and [[Atheism and bestiality]]).