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June 29, 2009, Animal Behavior

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Why are puppies born with their eyes and ears closed?

By Stanley Coren, Ph.D. on June 29, 2009 in Canine Corner

The idea that puppies are born functionally blind and deaf seems to make no evolutionary sense. However this condition is the result of a deliberate "choice" to improve the ability for wild canines to survive. Read More

Puppy senses

Submitted by jean mercer on June 29, 2009 - 10:01am.

Curious that you have to tell people this, whereas on my "Child Myths" blog I have to tell readers that human babies have excellent hearing and some aspects of vision functioning-- it's not uncommon for people to believe that humans are born not only without vision but even with eyelids sealed.

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