Baby Face

"Human impulse to preserve animals based on their aesthetic appearance is not a frivolous choice driven by an overload of panda posters and Facebook leopard pictures. Our desire to save the cuter creatures is caused by the illusion that we are assuring our own species’ survival. Animals we consider cute share several features with human infants: large heads and eyes, a small nose and chin, and a round forehead." —From "Which Endangered Species Would You Save?" Carrie Arnold’s Nautilus story about the importance of saving the ugly animals, too