• chaogomu@lemmy.world
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      4 months ago

      What use is seeing behind yourself to a creature that often lives in tight tunnels.

      Whereas cows and horses and such live out in the open, seeing predators from any angle is important.

      A mouse and most other rodents, pop their head out from cover, then look around a bit. So binocular vision is more useful and thus favored.

      Also, some rodents are predatory.

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      4 months ago

      Well they do eat bugs, but the point of forward eyes is focus and accuracy. You need that for hunting, yes… but you also need it for climbing and jumping, which mice do a lot of.