That would be the baby schema effect. A lot of animals, us included, has infants with similar traits. These traits is then something that these animals recogniz

That would be the baby schema effect. A lot of animals, us included, has infants with similar traits. These traits is then something that these animals recognize and influence their behavior. This is why we find babies, kittens, lambs and puppies cute. In cat and dogs this shows up as higher tolerance for bad behavior.