The Reason We Find Dogs So Cute | The Science of Cute

Delve into the enchanting world of canine cuteness where we unravel the evolutionary journey of dogs' adorable features from their wolf ancestors. Explore the hypothesis that certain traits in dogs, like big eyes and floppy ears, may have been borrowed from baby features, enhancing their appeal to humans.

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Bright Now: The Science of Cute

Domestication shaped wolves into dogs and transformed both their behavior and their anatomy. New discoveries show how dogs produce a very specific eyebrow movement more often than wolves do. But how and why did “puppy dog eyes” develop in domesticated dogs?

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