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minus-square@odiumlinkEnglish25•1 month 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.
minus-squaremanucodelinkfedilinkEnglish11•1 month agoThe elephant in the picture though is smaller than a mouse
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•1 month agoBut the elephant is also roughly the size of a duck.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•1 month agoCan confirm. I measured on my screen, estimating the trunk length extended, and it’s about 6 cm trunk to tail (or 2⅜" in the US).
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.
The elephant in the picture though is smaller than a mouse
The reference mouse is oversized
But the elephant is also roughly the size of a duck.
Can confirm. I measured on my screen, estimating the trunk length extended, and it’s about 6 cm trunk to tail (or 2⅜" in the US).