"Why do I love my dog when there are no evolutionary" Topic

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Tango01

06 Jun 2022 8:53 p.m. PST

….benefits to me?

"In evolutionary terms, there are benefits to being a member of a group. A person who seeks physical, emotional and social contact is more likely to survive than an outcast.

The qualities that elicit love include proximity and dependency, and characteristics such as big eyes, round features and intrusiveness – similar to those of human babies. Dogs have enough of these qualities that we expend resources on them, a bit like a cuckoo's foster parents…"

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