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African wild dogs might use facial expressions to communicate with each other as they hunt in packs on the savanna. (Arno Meintjes via Flickr under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0 DEED)

Wild Dogs Have Muscles for 'Puppy Eyes,' Suggesting the Cute Expression Did Not Evolve Just for Humans

African wild dogs have the same well-developed eye muscles that domestic dogs use to make their signature pleading faces, a recent study finds
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