most domestication involved selecting animals who stay in their childlike state, ie an adult dog is mentally a puppy.
and there is the concept that we have done that to ourselves, natural selection chose less aggressive childlike humans because they make better societies.
Ive been told that cats meows have evolved to sound enough like a fussing baby to trigger our maternal instincts.
No idea how true it is, but it feels true.
that is just neoteny in general.
most domestication involved selecting animals who stay in their childlike state, ie an adult dog is mentally a puppy.
and there is the concept that we have done that to ourselves, natural selection chose less aggressive childlike humans because they make better societies.