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[–] [email protected] 31 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Elefants have them too!

I'm sure there is an exception for creatures made from fabric and foam, somewhere.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 4 months ago

I had to go look it up. Not sure that picture is accurate, mind, it’s the only one I could find. (Though lots of comments about herds being led by a blind elephant…. I’m sure there’s a joke in there.)

[–] [email protected] 25 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The elephant in the picture though is smaller than a mouse

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

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).

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The reference mouse is oversized

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

But the elephant is also roughly the size of a duck.