tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663150.post2519158017678630902..comments2024-03-29T02:08:52.254-04:00Comments on Miss Cellania: The Evolution of Disney Character CostumesMiss Cellaniahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16056319889765739429noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15663150.post-57092714213721367422018-03-29T20:22:25.357-04:002018-03-29T20:22:25.357-04:00Stephen Jay Gould once wrote an article for Natura...Stephen Jay Gould once wrote an article for Natural History that pointed out that the successive images of Mickey and Donald, etc. followed the same trends as animal morphology does as a species becomes domesticated :<br /><br />reduction in the lenght of snout and size of teeth<br />shorter arms and legs relative to body<br />larger head relative to body<br />larger eyes relative to head<br /><br />All these are, of course, the signals for "baby mammal", and are the things that make us go "Awwwwww".joel haneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11946546309257239019noreply@blogger.com