Laefiren Not so new Member Joined Apr 9, 2022 Messages 63 Reaction score 17 Apr 13, 2022 #1 As far as I’m aware vertical pupils are generally for ambush predators and horizontal pupils are generally paired with eyes on the side of the head and are prey animals. Does anyone know why they have horizontal pupils?
As far as I’m aware vertical pupils are generally for ambush predators and horizontal pupils are generally paired with eyes on the side of the head and are prey animals. Does anyone know why they have horizontal pupils?
Ryan-James Active Member Joined Nov 5, 2015 Messages 207 Reaction score 110 May 8, 2022 #2 What a great question, I like that you take notice and think about things like that. There is a detailed explanation about it here- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/frog-toad-pupil-eye-seven-different-shapes
What a great question, I like that you take notice and think about things like that. There is a detailed explanation about it here- https://www.sciencenews.org/article/frog-toad-pupil-eye-seven-different-shapes