• @x4740N@lemmy.world
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    91 year ago

    Pretty sure they tilt their heads to get a better look at the thing they are looking at if I recall correctly

    There might also be a thing with them tilting their head to find the direction of a sound

    • @givesomefucks@lemmy.world
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      161 year ago

      It’s hearing, not sight.

      Tilting their head means the sound hits each ear just a little bit off, and those milliseconds difference let’s them locate the sound in 3d

      • Decoy321
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        41 year ago

        It’s useful for both, actually. It’s basically depth perception for both senses, since we’ve got 2 ears and eyes. At first, you’re hearing/seeing from two points. Then when you tilt your head, you’re rotating those two points on a different plane, giving you a different frame of reference.

    • JokeDeity
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      11 year ago

      Nope, it’s to hear how low to the ground something is by having sounds hit their ears at different times.

  • @Toneswirly@lemmy.world
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    61 year ago

    They tryna hear better. They shift their head to get sound to bounce in their ears differently, allowing to pinpoint location of sound. Good for hunting rodents and looking cute as hell

  • Draconic NEO
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    11 year ago

    I think I’ve also seen some humans do the same thing. Not sure why they do it though.