tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7819688123764229065.post4215334191193303927..comments2024-02-18T03:39:19.390+03:00Comments on Notes From Kenya: MSU Hyena Research: One-eyed wonderMSU CNShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04997499077027854416noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7819688123764229065.post-89981098024051907072009-03-11T00:04:00.000+03:002009-03-11T00:04:00.000+03:00Now I'm wondering though, why does the Rhino have ...Now I'm wondering though, why does the Rhino have it's eyes to the sides? <BR/><BR/>Maybe a grazer just doesn't need binocular vision.. so the ancestral state is retained in the Rhino (which should be a smallish herbivore then).. Binocular vision necessitates special brain wiring on top of the more visible adaptations, so I guess binocular vision should be considered a specialization, more so than eyes to the sides. <BR/><BR/>or maybe the Rhino's Big Horn just pushed it's eyes to the sides ;-)<BR/><BR/>Jan-MaartenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7819688123764229065.post-89671680627032525692009-03-08T09:35:00.000+03:002009-03-08T09:35:00.000+03:00Although adult rhinos aren't a common target, lion...Although adult rhinos aren't a common target, lions regularly hunt rhino calves. <BR/><BR/>You're right though, maybe rhinos weren't the best example for my point...maybe I should have picked a more vulnerable prey animal :)Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14876189810503529109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7819688123764229065.post-72022864622207360812009-03-07T23:07:00.000+03:002009-03-07T23:07:00.000+03:00So.. what awesome predator does this tasty rhino n...So.. what awesome predator does this tasty rhino need to look out for?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com