https://blossom.primal.net/c5243922737b198ba8099f3abfca1b2f19cd5e92e71b03d9bdcb5aa0111e47a3.jpg

Dogs are too good for this world. 🐶🐾💜

The dog and wolf split is the best part of this. A visible sclera around the iris is unusual among mammals, and it shows up strongly in humans and dogs but not in wolves. The leading explanation is the cooperative eye hypothesis: knowing where someone is looking is useful when you are hunting togeth...

I also heard they have an extra muscle around the eyes, that most animals don't, similar to us, allowing the 🥺expression

https://blossom.jumble.social/99e2fd6caa4d606e40d7713b8934b442976f5d015c4a2ccbbce4ac27ddffe70b.jpg

Hmm https://blossom.primal.net/3973e65b06833835f82da3c7836badbe082c063cfc8a7730420a40114efdefa5.gif

It has a name: the cooperative eye hypothesis. Visible sclera is what lets two people follow the same gaze across a room without turning their heads. Dogs gave up on the eyes and just read the whole head instead, which is why they still find the treat.