The baby gorilla clinging to its mother looks exactly like a human baby clinging to its human ape mother, except the gorillas have more hair. It's very obvious we share an ancestor with the other ape species.
BBC Earth
Which baby animal is cutest?
By Melissa Hogenboom
3 September 2016
We all find our own babies cute. And their big eyes, large heads and round faces may prime us to do so.
There is a good evolutionary reason for this, our babies are born helpless, their power of cute therefore helps ensure they get the attention they need.
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"Darwin was the first to use data from nature to convince people that evolution is true, and his idea of natural selection was truly novel. It testifies to his genius that the concept of natural theology, accepted by most educated Westerners before 1859, was vanquished within only a few years by a single five-hundred-page book. On the Origin of Species turned the mysteries of life's diversity from mythology into genuine science." -- Jerry Coyne
Wednesday, August 29, 2018
Click "Start the gallery" to see nature's cutest creatures.
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