Apart from humans, are there any animals that have sex for pleasure, not just for reproduction?

Answer 1

Yes. Bonobo's do (Mind you, they are our very closest relatives!) and apparently Dolphins.

It may be that many others do, especially the primates, but those two are officially acknowledged to indulge in recreational sex!

Answer 2

That's a hard one to answer - presumably all reproductive intercourse is pleasurable in some way, even if it only occurs at strictly limited breeding 'seasons'. Otherwise, it seems unlikely that reproductive sex would be very common.
Now, assuming that you mean "any animals that have sex for non-reproductive reasons (including primarily for pleasure)", the list narrows down quite a bit. Bonobos and dolphins have been mentioned. There may be others that have just not been observed enough to know. Certainly there are a number of animals that sometimes show same-gender sex; it may be mis-directed mating or it may be for some other purpose - dominance hierarchy, social bonding, some other social purpose or maybe even just for the fun of it. Hard to know. Any of those reasons can also apply to opposite-gender sex as well. There's an awful lot we just don't know about most of the animals on Earth.

Answer 3

Dolphins, chimpanzees and bonobos all mate when not in season, just because they enjoy it. Bonobos regularly mate with all members of their group, regardless of sex or age. Sex is a form of social bonding for these apes, allowing them to resolve conflicts without the need for violence. They are far more peaceful than their cousins, us humans. The vast majority of animals do experience pleasure when mating, it's just that they aren't stimulated to do it except in order to breed. Many species have also been recorded masturbating (which is obviously a sight of enjoying sex). Homosexuality have also been observed in many non-human animals and that is certainly not drived by reproduction's meaning. However, non-human animals do not rape. They do not force other animals to have sex if they are not willingfull to do so. Only captive animals embittered by captivity and human abuses have been observed to rape others such as dogs trained to fights or tamed elephants. That said, for some animals having sex can be painful: felins such as cats, tigers and lions, for example, have needles on their penis that cause pain to the female when mating. Which is why lioness, tigress and female cats usually roar back at the partners once the mating is over.

Answer 4

Bonobos, or pygmy chimps, have been documented having sex for pleasure. Their interactions can eerily be very similar to ours. And as Wikipedia states: "Dolphins are one of the few animals other than humans known to mate for reasons other than reproduction. Male Bottlenose Dolphins are known to engage in sexual acts with other dolphin species, which is not always consensual, though the Bottlenose may also be submissive in such encounters. Occasionally, dolphins will also show sexual behaviour towards humans."

Answer 5

Dolphins

Answer 6

yes dolphins are the only other animals that have sex for fun not just reproduction.

Answer 7

Dolphins and chimps do,

With reference to the rape comment above....

(gangs of drakes will some times mob a Duck for sex, sometimes resulting in the females death, so rape does happen in other species

Answer 8

Geordies

Answer 9

the above answers are correct, but also the fact that if you hook up a rats orgasm center to a running wheel, they will run themselves to death to keep orgasming makes you wonder - do animals procreate to create offspring, is that their thought process? I think they procreate because they enjoy sex, the offspring are just a side effect, lol!

Answer 10

Yes the other animal that does this is Dolphins.