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[-] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 150 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I mean, no joke, a dog whining/ begging is conditioning you.

I am a dog.

I beg. You give me food. I look cute.

I beg. You don't give me food. I cry.

Next time I beg, will you give me the food?

Probably.

After that: I look cute. You give me food.

Congratulations, you've just been conditioned by your dog, buuuuut you get a cute dog, lmao.

[-] ikapoz@sh.itjust.works 86 points 7 months ago

I seem to remember reading that domesticated dogs evolved more expressive eyebrows that proved to be a survival advantage in this process.

[-] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 51 points 7 months ago

Found the article: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1820653116

That is super neat, you're right! It was bread into them due to human preference.

[-] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 85 points 7 months ago
[-] Xanthrax@lemmy.world 15 points 7 months ago

Lmao, I'm not going to fix it.

[-] Buffalox@lemmy.world 7 points 7 months ago

Thanks, I just had a good laugh. ;)

[-] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Mmmh, puppy muffin.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 19 points 7 months ago

I've seen a few things that have shown many animals have developed a sense of "cuteness" specifically to deal with us.

[-] AFKBRBChocolate@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago

I've long had a theory that cats have evolved to be just cute enough that we don't murder them. Cats are evil, so it's understandable that humans would want to kill them, and I think we probably did early on, but some of them were so cute that we didn't. Those surviving cute cats reproduced and made more cute cats, but they also became more evil. Over generations, we have created beings that are supremely evil, but they're just so gosh darned cute that we let them get away with it.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 21 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Well that and they kill pests. We also like things that are useful. I just wish they wouldn't put the dead pests in my shoe 😬

[-] lunatic@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 7 months ago

If you were a better hunter, they wouldn't pity you and provide you food to eat.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 10 points 7 months ago

Cats are an autonomous pest control system, that's why they're everywhere.

[-] outcide@lemmy.world 8 points 7 months ago

Cats don’t have any of the typical traits of domestication. Humans do.

Draw your own conclusions.

[-] SolarNialamide@lemm.ee 15 points 7 months ago

Yeah they evolved to keep much more baby-like features into adulthood with a big head and huge eyes because that's cute to us and triggers strong instincts of protection and love. I forget the exact name for it. And my cats do be looking extremely cute all the time so it was very successful.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 2 points 7 months ago

Too bad it's not Pavlovian conditioning afaik

[-] harmsy@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Replace every instance of dog with cat and you've got the reason I give out treats at night before I start cleaning dishes.

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