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This latest video of a mama cat and her oh-so-adorable-kitten illustrates all of the key elements of cuteness. The kitten is clumsy. It's vulnerable and has big, wary eyes. It emits piteous high-pitched mews. And then mommy rushes in to defend her baby. (More on Time.com: Were You Born This (Un)Happy, or Did You Marry Into It?)
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What do big eyes, small bodies, vulnerability and high-pitched sounds have in common? Collectively,Giubbotti Moncler, they are the characteristic features of babies ― human and other. In mammals like us, these essential qualities of "cute" typically trigger an almost automatic nurturing response.
Although adults tend to trivialize cuteness as silly and trite,ugg winter boots, the ability to appreciate it is actually a critical adaptation, honed over the eons to ensure that we take care of our young. Cuteness lifts our mood and is inherently pleasurable,moncler on sale, which tends to mitigate the many, many aspects of parenting that are not fun at all. (More on Time.com: How Much Happiness Can Money Buy? About $75,000 Worth)
If babies weren't cute, we might be more likely to kill the noisy, demanding, frequently smelly creatures than to care for them. So,UGG Australia, they need something to trigger a caring response. What better way to keep us hooked than to make us happy?
Witnessing cuteness is basically instant Prozac. In fact,ugg boots sale, when the same pleasure systems in the brain are misdirected into compulsive behavior, it's usually called addiction.
Unsurprisingly, the response to cuteness is associated with female hormones. One study found,moncler moncler, for example,ugg for cheap, that variations in hormones due to menopausal status or use of birth control pills affected the response to cuteness: premenopausal women and those on the Pill (which simulates pregnancy) were generally more attuned to it than older women and men.
Cats,moncler outerwear, dogs and other pets take advantage of this nurture instinct. And the Internet lets us take advantage of it too ― by giving people the chance to send around a dose of cuteness to spread cheer. (Lolcats grammar continues to be defective, however,ugg australian sheepskin boots, if in a pleasantly consistent way.)
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