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Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: why do most animals hate eye contact/eye locking? Even we humans feel uncomfortable and awkward, why is this?
gpt
It’s a dominance thing. If you lock eyes, it is taken as a challenge/threat. Dogs often avoid it because they recognize in some way, we are their owner. That’s also, why you AREN’T supposed to stare down a gorilla, because then they try to punch your face in.