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| + | Dr. '''Antonio Pardo Caballos''' is a Professor of Bioethics at the University of Navarre, Spain.<ref>http://www.narth.com/docs/animalmyth.html</ref> | ||
| − | + | Dr. Antonio Pardo Caballos wrote: | |
| + | {{Cquote|Properly speaking, [[homosexuality]] does not exist among animals.... For reasons of survival, the [[reproduction|reproductive]] instinct among animals is always directed towards an individual of the opposite sex. Therefore, an animal can never be homosexual as such. Nevertheless, the interaction of other instincts (particularly dominance) can result in behavior that appears to be homosexual. Such behavior cannot be equated with an animal homosexuality. All it means is that animal sexual behavior encompasses aspects beyond that of reproduction.<ref>http://www.narth.com/docs/animalmyth.html</ref>}} | ||
| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | *[http://www.unav.es/humbiomedicas/apardo/ University of Navarre, Spain Faculty Webpage] | ||
| − | + | [[category:biologists|Pardo Caballos, Antonio]] | |
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Revision as of 17:15, September 17, 2011
Dr. Antonio Pardo Caballos is a Professor of Bioethics at the University of Navarre, Spain.[1]
Dr. Antonio Pardo Caballos wrote:
| “ | Properly speaking, homosexuality does not exist among animals.... For reasons of survival, the reproductive instinct among animals is always directed towards an individual of the opposite sex. Therefore, an animal can never be homosexual as such. Nevertheless, the interaction of other instincts (particularly dominance) can result in behavior that appears to be homosexual. Such behavior cannot be equated with an animal homosexuality. All it means is that animal sexual behavior encompasses aspects beyond that of reproduction.[2] | ” |