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so, it's a predator goat.
I'm going to guess as an island species, it had no natural predators, and therefore the evolutionary pressure for it to have a wide field of view did not exist
Probably, although there would still need to be some evolutionary pressure for forward facing eyes... I wonder what it is.
Depth perception is advantageous. It is even beneficial for island goat activities.
With the absence of natural predators, the disadvantages of the narrow field of view are mostly outweighed by the advantages of depth perception .
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Not necessarily, with “genetic drift” random phenotypic changes can happen that have a neutral effect on fitness. So if they don’t need side-facing eyes, then this can just happen randomly. Especially if the sideways eyes are in some way “costly” to maintain
If sideways eyes are "costly" compared to forward facing eyes, then that would technically be a push for forward facing.
Or goats just find forward facing eyes to be sexier.
There was an interesting study done with zebra finches. In it they glued fake mohawkes on males and found that females selected them over unaltered males, even though it didn't naturally occur in the species. So there is some precedence for the possibility that the forward facing eyes were simply "sexier".
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It DOES seem menacing
'There's something out there waiting for us, and it ain't no man'
"If it bleats, we can kill it."
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Suddenly those creepy Renaissance paintings of animals make a lot more sense.
Is this from the never ending story?
Despite my love for Jim Henson, I still can’t get over the movie adaptation turning Falkor into a fucking dog-worm.
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I've always wanted to look a goat directly in the eyes. It's a dream of mine.
Looks like one of those Oblivion npc
I vote for you as president of the fediverse
Hell no
I think you mean Hail Satan.
Nah, even Satan is uncomfortable looking at that one. Sacrifice not accepted. In fact, resurrected.
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Goats already usually look high, this fella is in the stratosphere
Why does this look like a child molester?
Forward facing eyes are indicative of a predator.
And they are called kids...
Because forward facing eyes is usually a trait associated with predators.
You think everything looks like a child molester
So it's a predator?
Beat me to it. I was like pretty soon it's gonna start eating you.
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GNU
Definitely not UNIX 😬
Extinct due attacks from behind
Looks like something in medieval paintings.
Predator goat species any% speedrun when
It looks like it was drawn by a furry artist who specializes in particularly perverted characters. I love it!
It went extinct 5000y ago.. so it has to be a reconstitution based on fossils..?
5000 years could mean bones rather then fossils.
I trust him
He's on a good trip
That's just like your opinion, man.
And I shall call it Ron Perlman.
🙂
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