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With time will animals evolve to be more ‘cute’ to escape the wrath of humans?
Posted on 11/17/25 at 7:08 pm
Posted on 11/17/25 at 7:08 pm
Humans are more likely to want to protect cute animals than ‘ugly’ ones in my experience.
Consider the praying mantis and hummingbird. A mantis will kill and eat a hummingbird. And if a human sees this happening he will kill the mantis to protect the birds. But it is just nature being nature.
Same sort of thing with the youtube videos of people scraping barnacles off of sea turtles.
So given enough time, will all animals need to be ‘cute’ to thrive?
Consider the praying mantis and hummingbird. A mantis will kill and eat a hummingbird. And if a human sees this happening he will kill the mantis to protect the birds. But it is just nature being nature.
Same sort of thing with the youtube videos of people scraping barnacles off of sea turtles.
So given enough time, will all animals need to be ‘cute’ to thrive?
This post was edited on 11/17/25 at 7:10 pm
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Posted on 11/17/25 at 7:12 pm to weagle1999
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Posted on 11/17/25 at 7:12 pm to weagle1999
Dogs already have.
retractor anguli oculi lateralis, "puppy dogs eyes" are not found in wolves or husky breed
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a dog's eyes have evolved to mimic a human-like expression, particularly the inner eyebrow raise, which makes their eyes appear larger, more infant-like, and can elicit a nurturing response from humans
retractor anguli oculi lateralis, "puppy dogs eyes" are not found in wolves or husky breed
Posted on 11/17/25 at 7:13 pm to weagle1999
Probably get tastier.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 7:15 pm to weagle1999
Yeah humans would never harm anything this cute
Posted on 11/17/25 at 7:18 pm to AlextheBodacious
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Yeah humans would never harm anything this cute
Everything has a price
Posted on 11/17/25 at 7:18 pm to weagle1999
Met this cute little shite today
Posted on 11/17/25 at 7:19 pm to TigerintheNO
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Dogs already have.
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a dog's eyes have evolved to mimic a human-like expression, particularly the inner eyebrow raise, which makes their eyes appear larger, more infant-like, and can elicit a nurturing response from humans
Cats too - round foreheads, large eyes, snub faces.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 7:22 pm to AlextheBodacious
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Posted on 11/17/25 at 7:24 pm to AlextheBodacious
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Yeah humans would never harm anything this cute
What it taste like?
Posted on 11/17/25 at 7:38 pm to weagle1999
Posted on 11/17/25 at 7:43 pm to weagle1999
If you don't think a calf, kid, or lamb is cute, then you are broken. They taste good enough we seem to overlook it, but most people aren't interacting with their food today.
Posted on 11/17/25 at 7:54 pm to weagle1999
There's a theory that domesticated cats evolved the meow and other "cute noises" to imitate human babies because humans instinctively respond to those tonal pitches with nurturing affection.
Cats in the wild or cats that interact with other cats don't make cute sounds. That make grunts, growls and guttural noises.
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