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There's a problem that arises in stories featuring reasonably anthropomorphic animals, both of the plain old [[Talking Animal|talking]] and [[Funny Animal|funny]] varieties. Many writers want to include romantic plots or subplots in these works. For human characters, [[True Love's Kiss|a kiss]] often serves as [[Sealed
The problem arises from the fact that, unless you're writing [[Everything's Better
Well, usually one of two things:
* '''Ignore it.''' Anatomy? What anatomy? For the purposes of the work, a duck's bill can become just as pliant and squishy as human lips so that [[Donald Duck|Donald and Daisy]] can have their smooch. [[Funny Animal
* '''Come up with an alternate gesture with the same meaning.''' After all, real-world animals ''do'' have ways to express affection, so why not? Common choices for this one include: Licking (like [[All Animals Are Dogs|dogs]]), rubbing noses/snouts, [[Headbutt of Love|bumping foreheads]], or crossing necks (which can also substitute for a hug). Works with [[Talking Animal
Compare [[Fantastic Arousal]], for less... innocent situations.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* [[Donald Duck]], as well as many of the McDuck clan as writ by [[Don Rosa]]. Birds deserve to kiss, too!
* In ''[[The Swan Princess]],'' Lt. [[Species Surname|Puffin]] manages to give a kiss to the back of Odette's hand. The tip of his beak kind of... folds back.
* ''[[
* ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
=== Examples of Type 2
== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* ''[[Catnapped]]!'' has [[Catgirl]] Chuchu impart a quick lick on the cheek to Yasuo [[Smooch of Victory|after]] [[Puppy Love|he saves their world]]. [[Just in Time]], no less.
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* Oddly enough, in ''[[Elf Quest]]'', the obviously humanoid elves are never shown kissing, even though the comic has some rather explicit sex scenes. [[Word of God]] states that elves do not kiss.
== Literature ==
* In ''[[
* [[
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But it felt certain it could grow to like it. }}
* Not animals, but in the future world of the ''[[Xenogenesis]]'' series, humanity has been altered by aliens, and as a result adults feel extreme discomfort if they make skin-to-skin contact with one another. Because of this, stroking someone's hair has become the default gesture of affection.
* Also not animals, but there are a lot of lipless aliens in ''[[
* For the dragons of the [[
* The [[Our Dragons Are Different|Kantri]] of [[
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[
== [[Video Games]] ==
* In ''[[
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[The Lion King]]'' uses the "crossing necks" variant, for both romantic and familial affection.
** The sequel does, at a couple points, have Kovu and Kiara kiss like humans, both on the cheek and on the "lips."
* In ''[[WALL-E]]'', a robotic "kiss" is more like a static electrical shock.
* In the ''[[
* According to [[Word of God]], ''[[
** Which doesn't explain the flashback of Demona kissing the petrified Goliath goodbye before leaving Castle Wyvern in the ''City Of Stone'' arc.
** {{spoiler|Elisa and Goliath share a very human kiss at the end of season 2. Admittedly, it was more like she kissed him and he was too surprised to really respond ... but that didn't stop him from having a very goofy grin on his face after.}}
* The horses in ''[[Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron]]'' mostly use nuzzling or neck-crossing. Spirit also gives Little Creek a "hug" by putting his head over Little Creek's shoulder near the end.
* The ponies on ''[[My Little Pony]]'' comfort each other by nuzzling and licking.
** In the ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
* Belle and the Beast in Disney's ''[[Beauty and
* Lampshaded on [[The Penguins of Madagascar]] in the episode "The Falcon and the Snow Job." After rescuing Kitka (the [[Girl of the Week]] falcon), Skipper goes in for the big kiss, only to be interrupted by King Julien mocking them (and making pecking gestures with his hands):
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** Though a frame by frame shows that the animators know how to animate CGI penguin kisses by when Private kisses the Peanut Butter Winky in "Skorca."
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** Hans the Puffin in Huffin' and Puffin:
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'''Skipper:''' I don't have a sister. And if I did, she wouldn't have lips.
'''Hans:''' Then who did I kiss? <fishsmack> }}
* ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]'': Cerbee and Jasmine kiss by licking.
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