Cute things,

[clairey-s]

Why do we find baby animals cute? i know they ARE but why? and babies (people) obviously.
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[B00]

I watched a documentary ages ago where it did tell you why we found babies cute. It's down to genetics, and the way a baby looks....small mouth, huge eyes, etc etc is all designed to make us go "awwwwww" and want to protect them, so we do.

[clairey-s]

aaaaw, cute :}
and, seeing as im here, why is it that some people are great with children and some... well... arnt...?

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[B00]

Dunno that one....perhaps some people have more of a "protective" gene than others????

[clairey-s]

tut, and i thought you where the fountain of all knowledge there for a second, thanks anyway
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[saxy_jag]

From what I remember about the little bits of psychology and ethnology I've studied, it's to do with the big eyes and (in the case of humans) the comparatively large head of a baby. Eyes don't grow, as far as I know. We're all born with the same sized eyes we have throughout our lives, but in a child or a young animal, they appear very much bigger. I think this, along with their scent (which we often register subconsciously) enhances their vulnerability and need for protection.

[Dizzieblonde]

Wasn't there something similiar about attractiveness? If I remember rightly, the same features of a baby are what adults tend to find attractive in each other - clear skin, large eyes and large lips.

[lankeela]

Well sorry to have to say it, but personally I find human babies absolutely disgusting. They are ugly wrinkled smelly noisy little bundles of puke and sh*t.

Now give me a puppy or kitten, or even a baby reptile, and thats a different matter. There's no smell on earth like a baby puppy, its just wonderful, all sort of wheaty.

I never cease to be amazed at the birth of an animal, and how they find their way to their mother's milk.

[clairey-s]

All babies are born "disgusting" its just that human mothers dont lick all the mess off thier offspring...