Chimpanzees and Bonobos Use Hugs, Kisses and Friendly Pats to Keep the Peace, Just Like Humans, a New Study Suggests
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ShareCopy linkEmailSMSFacebookXRedditLinkedInBlueskyPrintAdd as preferred source Male chimpanzees were more likely to exchange friendly touches with other males—like Little Jake and Little Joey shown here. Jake Brooker / Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust From hugs and handshakes to high fives and fist bumps, humans routinely use physical touch to comfort one another and reinforce social bonds. Now, new research suggests that our ape cousins behave in similar ways.
- ▪ShareCopy linkEmailSMSFacebookXRedditLinkedInBlueskyPrintAdd as preferred source Male chimpanzees were more likely to exchange friendly touches with other males—like Little Jake and Little Joey shown here.
- ▪Jake Brooker / Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust From hugs and handshakes to high fives and fist bumps, humans routinely use physical touch to comfort one another and reinforce social bonds.
- ▪Now, new research suggests that our ape cousins behave in similar ways.
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Chimpanzees and Bonobos Use Hugs, Kisses and Friendly Pats to Keep the Peace, Just Like Humans, a New Study Suggests Since all three ape species diverged from a common ancestor that lived roughly six million to eight million years ago, the findings hint that friendly touching to diffuse tension has deep evolutionary origins Sarah Kuta | Daily Correspondent July 27, 2026 10:00 a.m. ShareCopy linkEmailSMSFacebookXRedditLinkedInBlueskyPrintAdd as preferred source Male chimpanzees were more likely to exchange friendly touches with other males—like Little Jake and Little Joey shown here. Jake Brooker / Chimfunshi Wildlife Orphanage Trust From hugs and handshakes to high fives and fist bumps, humans routinely use physical touch to comfort one another and reinforce social bonds.
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