i started unironically doing this and i cant stop
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I saw an explanation of this once but I can't really remember it. Something about the way their eyes or ears work, and doing this gives them like… more information on what they are looking at.
Ears are good at hearing left and right. Not very good at hearing up and down. Tilting the head gives left right and up and down.
FYI owls have ears that are offset so they don't have to tilt their head.
This.
Also applies to the eyes sort of, as tilting the head offers a different axis for the stereo vision to try to make sense of whatever it's looking at.
IIRC, animals often do this movement instinctually when they're puzzled by something because the additional sensory information could be helpful.
I definitely do this too and I am fine being included in "animals" in this description