Bestiality with a donkey

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According to various sexologist studies, donkeys are one of the most preferred animals for zoophilia. Bestiality with donkeys is more common in rural areas, especially in South Asia, the Middle East, Colombia, and Morocco compared with other regions, though cases occur elsewhere. People who have sexual intercourse with donkeys may face fines, imprisonment, or capital punishment, depending on the country. References to bestiality with donkeys may be censored by some governments and publishers.

Literature, art, and elements of popular culture referring to or featuring sex with donkeys have been produced since ancient times. These include depictions on or in gas lamps, steles, paintings, films, pornography, theater shows, cartoons, novels, poems, jokes, slang, and folk tales. There are also various religious and mythological sources containing beliefs and narratives about donkey sex. In some societies, it is believed that there are benefits to having sex with donkeys.