What gorilla faces reveal about humans It’s very rare to get the opportunity to dissect a gorilla. The delicate questions it raises about us are bananas Salon · Jan 5, 2024
The surprising evolutionary history behind dogs making “puppy eyes” An animal anatomy study looks at facial muscles in dogs and wolves, finding that dogs possess more fast-twitch muscles that create emotional facial expressions. Inverse · Apr 7, 2022
Real reason why dogs do puppy eyes at owners - and it's very, very clever A study by Professor Anne Burrows at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh has revealed exactly why puppies are more expressive now than their wolf ancestors, and how it's actually all down to humans Daily Mirror · Apr 6, 2022
This is the science behind puppy-dog eyes Dogs have evolved certain facial muscles to communicate more effectively with humans, a study suggests The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022
Humans selectively bred canines to give them irresistible ‘puppy-dog eyes’, scientists say Selective breeding may have given dogs the ability to form a suite of facial expressions The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2022
The Loop: Zelenskyy says Russians acted 'like terrorists', new hypersonic missile pact, and the science behind 'puppy dog eyes' Here's your TL;DR for this morning's news. ABC News · Apr 5, 2022
The science behind puppy-dog eyes, and other ways our canines communicate with us From puppy-dog eyes to woofs, dogs have evolved – thanks to us — to make them more communicative with humans, experts say. ABC News · Apr 5, 2022