is there any biological reason that all young animals look cute ?

Answer 1

all baby mammals look cute, and you're not the only one to think that.
if you put a baby mammal (it could be human, a lion, a puppy...) with any other mammal, the adult will protect it even if they're not the same species.
It's a trick of Nature ;o)

Answer 2

the heads and eyes are usually larger and this is part of what gives the aaah factor. they are more symetrical as they have not yet faced any of lifes struggles or been inflicted by disease and parasites. this asymetry along with battle scars is what makes adults look a bit dodgy.
some argue that the cuteness helps the parents to bond or where kin selection is strong such as in humanslions or wolves etc for the rest of the family to protect rather than eat by tutning on the caring genes and switching off the if it moves eat it genes. this is one of the reasons predators will care for unrelated babies of completely seperate species (wolves raising abandoned babies?) however since most practise infanticide such ideas have to be treat with caution.

Answer 3

Yes. There are specific features that all baby animals (including humans) have that make adults feel like they just NEED to take care of them. Short, wrinkled noses, big eyes, floppy ears, small general size, etc. The babies that have these traits are more likely to survive. Think about the breeds of dogs that humans have developed because we think they are cute, many have these specific traits: pugs, chihuahuas, shih tsus...

Answer 4

yes its called fluffy bunny syndrome.... i have a five year old yorkshire terrier.called brutus maximus or spike for short, he is quite possibly the cutest animal on the planet unfortunatley he is a little camera shy otherwise would supply pic, he is built like a brick s**thouse and struts around like a wrestler but at the slightest movement of the dishwasher/washing machine he squels yes he accatually sueals and hides un his kennel..... these are all symptoms of fluffy bunny syndrome hope this helps....

Answer 5

I don't know, but I do know that baby horses look "cute" to other horses and it makes the older herd members more toletant of foals that haven't learned the rules yet.

Answer 6

its the same as a human baby, cute at first...then they get more annoying as they grow up...also a way of attraction/protection...cuter they are, the better the urge is to protect

Answer 7

yes. To lessen the chance of the parents rejecting them

Answer 8

No, not really. They're just small and turn fluffy at an early age.

Answer 9

so that older mammals will have a desire to look after them

Answer 10

yes, it creates a desire to protect them