[Physicist]

Wolves can be cute, but they are not tame.

But can you say that a marginally cuter wolf would not be perceived by people as being marginally tamer than another wolf?

[js1138]

Not if it lived in your house for a weak.

The issue here is neoteny, the prolongation of juvenile traits. Humans and dogs are neotenous. Dogs and juvenile wolves bark and play. Adult dogs still bark and play.

Perception of cuteness is associated with jevenile traits, such as a larger head in proportion to height. Disney artists evolved Mickey mouse into a cuter and more juvenile form over time, probably using artists intuition rather than science.

[js1138]

Not if it lived in your house for a week.

The issue here is neoteny, the prolongation of juvenile traits. Humans and dogs are neotenous. Dogs and juvenile wolves bark and play. Adult dogs still bark and play.

Perception of cuteness is associated with jevenile traits, such as a larger head in proportion to height. Disney artists evolved Mickey mouse into a cuter and more juvenile form over time, probably using artists intuition rather than science.