Sheep Eyes (IMAGE)

University of California - Berkeley

Sheep Eyes

Caption

Grazing prey animals have horizontally elongated pupils that expand their field of vision. Their eyes rotate so that the pupils stay aligned with the ground regardless of whether their head is upright or pitched down.

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Photo by Gordon Love, Durham University

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