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THE BIOLOGY OF SEX


Our outlook on life changes when lust and love become the central focus. The body physiology also alters when we experience feelings of desire and lust. Well-known zoologist, Desmond Morris described human beings as the sexiest primates alive. In The Human Animal, he stated that ‘despite the different skin colours, beliefs and rituals to be found in the 5000 million human beings alive today, we actually share an almost identical genetic heritage … and different courtship rituals across the world reflect the universal emotion of love’.

For humans, the courting processes are different from those performed by other animals. Our closest biological relatives, animals in the monkey family, take a little time to decide on a loved one also. ‘People are always surprised when we tell them that orangutans don’t just mate whenever and with whoever they like,’ a zookeeper at Sydney’s Taronga Zoo said recently.

‘It’s not wham, bam, thank you ma’am.

They have to like each other and get on well, otherwise it just won’t happen.’

Arriving at sexual closeness for humans is even more complex and certainly influenced by social customs in each culture. Sexual attraction is based on the power of the five senses. Let’s examine each in turn.

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