Why are babies and baby animals cute?

Mana · 13 May 2006 at 19:58

I was just randomly surfing and came across this site: http://www.babyanimalz.com/

lots of cute furry things there. got me thinking. is there some evolutionary advantage of babies and baby animals appearing cute? or is it just homo sapiens that have the idea of the subjects being "cute." Maybe its to stop us harming defensless beings?

any thoughts?

Zip · 13 May 2006 at 19:59

My thoughts on this are.......

Humans got the uglyest of all the baby things

SideWinder · 13 May 2006 at 20:01

Babies = Small, vulernable, looking for someone/something to protect it. Fluffy sometimes if they've just been born and still growing. I guess.

VeNT · 13 May 2006 at 20:01

drugs tbh

Mana · 13 May 2006 at 20:01

Zip said:
My thoughts on this are.......

Humans got the uglyest of all the baby things

cmon, i dont know if u have had kids or not. if/when u do i bet u will thing your baby is the cutest thing on the planet

Zip · 13 May 2006 at 20:03

Mana said:
cmon, i dont know if u have had kids or not. if/when u do i bet u will thing your baby is the cutest thing on the planet

I dont have kids and when i do have them and if i do think like that i will know im kidding myself

Aliboy · 13 May 2006 at 20:06

It's all to do with the sizes of their heads and eyes in proportion to the rest of their body

As humans we find these characteristics very warming

It's true you know.

Mana · 13 May 2006 at 20:10

Old No.7 said:
It's all to do with the sizes of their heads and eyes in proportion to the rest of their body As humans we find these characteristics very warming It's true you know.

i guess the baby seals killers are aliens!! only way to explain it! :eek:

Rich1988 · 13 May 2006 at 20:11

mustard tbh, baby camel spiders arnt cute.

SexyGreyFox · 13 May 2006 at 20:12

Mmmmm, food.

Craig321 · 13 May 2006 at 20:14

Mana said:
I was just randomly surfing and came across this site: http://www.babyanimalz.com/

lots of cute furry things there. got me thinking. is there some evolutionary advantage of babies and baby animals appearing cute? or is it just homo sapiens that have the idea of the subjects being "cute." Maybe its to stop us harming defensless beings?

any thoughts?

Because they're perfect and new.

SexyBetty · 13 May 2006 at 20:14

Human babies are ugly little critters, I hate having to do the...

"Aw, isnt s/he gorgeous?"

Mike · 13 May 2006 at 20:14

Zip said:
My thoughts on this are.......

Humans got the uglyest of all the baby things

I agree, can't stand the little things.

I don't mind em so much when they reach 18, if they're female

EDIT - this fella however

Is too cute to be true

Zip · 13 May 2006 at 20:15

SexyBetty said:
Human babies are ugly little critters, I hate having to do the...

"Aw, isnt s/he gorgeous?"

You think like me

***Big OcUK hug***

Lostkat · 13 May 2006 at 20:15

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Raumarik · 13 May 2006 at 20:16

Lostkat said:
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

that'd look good no toast after we'd killed it with fire of course.

Zip · 13 May 2006 at 20:17

Lostkat said:
AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thats so cute

I want one

Now this is ugly

Mike · 13 May 2006 at 20:18

Now where did I put my club?

(No way would I do that btw)

Sparky__H · 13 May 2006 at 20:19

From what I remember reading its some built in evolutionary mechanism.

Basically anything small with a large head and big eyes can trigger this parenting reaction and cause us to protect and care for it.

ste_bla · 13 May 2006 at 20:20

Zip said:
My thoughts on this are.......

Humans got the uglyest of all the baby things

You cant say these are ugly;

Really? Can You?