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{ EVOLUTION OF KISSING } First kiss was 20 million years ago by early primates, researchers claim

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November 20, 2025

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.

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{ EVOLUTION OF KISSING } First kiss was 20 million years ago by early primates, researchers claim

A baby chimpanzee ("Pan troglodytes") kissing its mother in Eindhoven zoo, Netherlands.

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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.

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