Science
Do animals hug each other? – Livescience.com
Who else is fond of a warm embrace?
COVID-19 interrupted one of life’s most familiar acts: the warm, enveloping comfort of a hug. The pandemic
taught us many things, some more important than others but one of those is just how much many of us rely on these embraces for a sense of reassurance, consolation and calm.
We’ve become profoundly aware of the significance of this simple act in our human lives but does hugging exist in the rest of the animal kingdom? Are there any other species that embrace in the way humans do?
To answer…
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