The desire to squeeze and hug cute things comes from the same place in your brain as aggression.
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Holding hands with someone you love can alleviate physical pain as well as stress and fear.
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A newborn Chinese water deer is so small, it can (almost) be held in the palm of a hand.
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A zoo in China gave a gay penguin couple the opportunity to raise a chick.
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Sandy, an African Penguin, has been in 'love' with her keeper at the Nuremburg zoo since 1996.
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There's a young hippo and a 130+ year old tortoise in a Kenyan wildlife preserve who are best friends and they even sleep and play together.
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