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The reason why babies and puppies are cute has been revealed by Oxford University researchers who say they evolved that way to survive.

Characteristics like big eyes, chubby cheeks and giggling in infants are all designed to encourage others to look after them.

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And like babies, as well as kittens, teddies and many cartoon characters, puppies provoke in us an automatic 'cute response'. They grab our attention, we enjoy looking at them and, at a neural level, they trigger activity associated with reward and also compassion and empathy.

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