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minus-squarejoao@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoBig bird has forward facing eyes, which is usually the mark of a predator.
minus-squarePM_Your_Nudes_Please@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoAnd dragons have wide-set eyes in pretty much every depiction. So that brings up the question: What was hunting all the dragons?
minus-squarehsdkfr734r@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 months agoElefants have them too! I’m sure there is an exception for creatures made from fabric and foam, somewhere.
minus-squareodium@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoMakes sense. Evolution gives prey animals eyes with as wide a field of vision as possible, so they can detect predators better. Elephants are too large for predators to mess with and so is big bird.
Big bird has forward facing eyes, which is usually the mark of a predator.
And dragons have wide-set eyes in pretty much every depiction. So that brings up the question: What was hunting all the dragons?
Elefants have them too!
I’m sure there is an exception for creatures made from fabric and foam, somewhere.
Makes sense. Evolution gives prey animals eyes with as wide a field of vision as possible, so they can detect predators better. Elephants are too large for predators to mess with and so is big bird.