Bird Eye Size Tied to Habitat, Diet (IMAGE)

Florida Museum of Natural History

Bird Eye Size Tied to Habitat, Diet

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A large-scale analysis revealed close ties between how big a bird's eyes are and where it lives and what it eats. Loggerhead shrikes, for example, use their large eyes to hunt insects and rodents.

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Mitch Walters

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