此前的研究已证实,狗狗的这种表情是如何吸引人类的,但这项英美两国的共同研究表明,这是由于狗狗眼睛周围的解剖结构发生了变化。
anatomical [ænə'tɒmɪk(ə)l]:adj.解剖的;解剖学的
This allows dogs to create what the researchers call "expressive eyebrows" and to "create the illusion of human-like communication".
这使得狗狗能够展现出研究人员所说的“表情眉”, 由此“营造出与人类相似的交流沟通假象”。
"When dogs make the movement, it seems to elicit a strong desire in humans to look after them," says the study, co-authored by Dr Juliane Kaminski at the University of Portsmouth.
研究报告称,“当狗做这个动作时,似乎会引起人类想要照顾它们的强烈渴望。”朴茨茅斯大学的朱妮娜-卡明斯基博士参与了研究报告的撰写。
elicit [ɪ'lɪsɪt]:vt.引出;引起
This muscle movement allows dogs' eyes to "appear larger, more infant-like and also resembles a movement humans produce when they are sad".
这种肌肉运动使狗狗的眼睛“看起来更大,更像婴儿,也能展现出类似于人类的悲伤表情”。
She says that humans would have an "unconscious preference" to protect and breed from dogs with such an appealing trait, giving them an evolutionary advantage and reinforcing this change in subsequent generations.
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