According to you, why do animals look at our face when we approach them? I mean, do their parents teach them to look at face like humans do?
We have to elaborate what kind of animals we're talking about.
I'd take an educated guess and say we're talking about dogs and cats since they're the two most common household pets.
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In order to understand this, you need to know that dogs and cats were originally hunters. And hunters have this natural instinct to predict how a prey/predator is gonna move based on their facial expression.
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Moreover, it's essential for hunters to check whether or not the prey (or its predator) has seen them. Hence, their need to gaze at our face.
I'd take an educated guess and say we're talking about dogs and cats since they're the two most common household pets.
.
In order to understand this, you need to know that dogs and cats were originally hunters. And hunters have this natural instinct to predict how a prey/predator is gonna move based on their facial expression.
.
Moreover, it's essential for hunters to check whether or not the prey (or its predator) has seen them. Hence, their need to gaze at our face.