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First kiss not by human lovers: Study

Updated: 2025-11-20 09:56
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Orangutan mother looks at her baby in their enclosure at a zoo in Munich, Germany, on Oct 7, 2008. MICHAEL DALDER/REUTERS

AMSTERDAM — Kissing did not begin with star-crossed human lovers but with the primate ancestors of great apes around 20 million years ago, according to a study published on Wednesday.

Researchers from Oxford University and the Florida Institute of Technology wanted to examine when kissing began, given that, from an evolutionary standpoint, it has no obvious survival benefit and could spread disease.

Yet humans, chimpanzees, bonobos, orangutans, and gorillas all kiss, which strongly suggests the habit was inherited from a shared ancestor.

Scientists in the study combined observations of primate behavior with data on evolutionary relationships to rewind the clock and try to date the first kiss.

"Using these two key pieces of information, we employed a modeling approach that allowed us to simulate different evolutionary scenarios," said lead author Matilda Brindle of Oxford's Department of Biology. Running the model millions of times puts the first smooch between 21.5 and 16.9 million years ago.

The findings were published in the journal Evolution and Human Behavior. The scientists' unromantic definition of kissing was "non-aggressive, mouth-to-mouth contact that did not involve food transfer". This included sexual kissing as well as platonic kisses, such as those between family members or in friendly greetings. How kissing emerged remains a subject of debate, as does why it persisted.

"Some people suggest sexual kissing is a useful way of assessing mate quality or suitability," Brindle said. "Alternatively, kissing could be a type of foreplay, increasing sexual arousal and boosting the chance of fertilization."

Platonic pecks are thought to be used to navigate complex social relationships or increase bonding, she said. The study argued Neanderthals and humans also likely locked lips, given evidence that they interbred and shared an oral microbe — a sign they swapped saliva — long after the two species diverged 450,000 to 750,000 years ago.

Agencies via Xinhua

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