Looking at baby animals is good for you – and now it's been proven by science
Researchers at the Graduate School of Integrated Arts and Sciences, Hiroshima University, have found that looking at cute baby animals gives workers a spike in productivity. The study published in scientific journal PLOS One, was split into three groups. In the first students were asked to play a game that required some fine motor coordination. In between sessions, the students were shown a card with either a picture of an adult or a baby animal. Those who viewed the baby animals performed 44 per cent better at the game.
The second group was asked to perform a visual test in which they had to find a particular numeral in a grid without pointing. In between sessions, one third of the group viewed baby animals, another third viewed adult animals and the last third viewed pictures of pleasant food. The baby animal group performed better by around 16 per cent, while the food group experienced no significant change in performance.
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Irish Setter
Guys, seriously, I can definitely hear something...
Golden Retriever
If I sit like this for long enough, someone will give me a treat.
Beagle
Ok, so I'm going to stand at an angle, like this... and then if you just focus on my face and fade to blurry on the body. Yah. That's perfect.
Boston Terrier
You think this is cute? I'm trying really hard not to get blown away by a giant fan right now!
Chihuahuas
Chaaaaaaaaaaaaarge!!!
Dachshund puppy
So scared right now...
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Dachshund
I really wish you'd stop doing this...
Chihuahua, take two
So, it turns out you actually don't need back legs at all. I tend to drag from the front and it works just as well.
Havanese and Coton de Tulear cross
Throw the ball. Throw the ball!
Pembroke welsh corgis
Left puppy: I'm totally going to edge my way out of this...
Puggell (Pug Jack Russell cross)
Please can we just get this over with?
Siberian husky
Right, honest opinions... what do you think of the eyeliner?
Bichon Frize
Inside I'm smiling...
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Doberman pinschers
Ugh! Jonathan always manages to ruin a photo!
Miniature dachshunds
Pup 1: Well, I just love your smell! Are you using product?
Pup 2: Ermm... You're making me feel a little uncomfortable...
Chihuahua, take two
Oh, haiiiiiii!
Shar-pei
I AM smiling!!!
Beagle, take two
Just take the goddamn photo!
Jack Russell Terrier
Just hangin' out in the garden...
Bulldog
Ohhh my god. I've just spotted the plate of doughnuts...
Pek atese (maltese pekingese cross)
Mmmm...
Poodle
In retrospect, the feathery bubble was a bad idea. This could pop at any moment.
Australian shepherd
Seriously, I'm not a cat. This does nothing for me.
Shiba
I don't understand what's happening.
Golden Retriever, take two
Champioooooon!