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minus-squareodium@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26arrow-down1·1 year 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-squareManucode@infosec.publinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·1 year agoThe elephant in the picture though is smaller than a mouse
minus-squareThrowawaySobriquet@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoThe reference mouse is oversized
minus-squarezaphod@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoBut the elephant is also roughly the size of a duck.
minus-squareblindsight@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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).