{
  "id": 669481,
  "title": "Why do humans use 'baby voice' when speaking to pets?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/why-do-humans-use-baby-voice-when-speaking-to-pets",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-12T13:00:05.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-08-humans-baby-voice-pets.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "You walk in a park. Children are playing, people are walking their dogs, and then you hear someone say, \"Who's my little sweetie?\" You turn around expecting to see a stroller. But someone is sitting beside a dog, speaking in the same voice they would use with a baby.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}