so, it's a predator goat.
this post was submitted on 23 May 2025
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I'm going to guess as an island species, it had no natural predators, and therefore the evolutionary pressure for it to have a wide field of view did not exist
Probably, although there would still need to be some evolutionary pressure for forward facing eyes... I wonder what it is.
Depth perception is advantageous. It is even beneficial for island goat activities.
With the absence of natural predators, the disadvantages of the narrow field of view are mostly outweighed by the advantages of depth perception .
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Not necessarily, with “genetic drift” random phenotypic changes can happen that have a neutral effect on fitness. So if they don’t need side-facing eyes, then this can just happen randomly. Especially if the sideways eyes are in some way “costly” to maintain
If sideways eyes are "costly" compared to forward facing eyes, then that would technically be a push for forward facing.
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Curious to consider that by being an apex consumer, it is a predator by default, even if its prey is flora.
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It DOES seem menacing
'There's something out there waiting for us, and it ain't no man'
"If it bleats, we can kill it."
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Suddenly those creepy Renaissance paintings of animals make a lot more sense.
I've always wanted to look a goat directly in the eyes. It's a dream of mine.
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Looks like one of those Oblivion npc
You're the one I saw in my dreams!
I vote for you as president of the fediverse
Hell no
I think you mean Hail Satan.
Nah, even Satan is uncomfortable looking at that one. Sacrifice not accepted. In fact, resurrected.
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Goats already usually look high, this fella is in the stratosphere
Me when the edibles kick in.
Looks like something in medieval paintings.
GNU
Definitely not UNIX 😬
Extinct due attacks from behind
Why does this look like a child molester?
Because forward facing eyes is usually a trait associated with predators.
You think everything looks like a child molester
It looks like it was drawn by a furry artist who specializes in particularly perverted characters. I love it!
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Predator goat species any% speedrun when
It was also a cold-blooded mammal.
EDIT: new information suggests they probably were not.
No, it wasn't. Or to be exact, we don't know, but it's highly unlikely. In 2009, the bone growth pattern of Myotragus was thought to occur only in cold blooded animals, but in 2012 they found it is widespread in extant mammals as well.
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~~TIL there was a 5M year old cold-blooded mammal that humans killed off (but ofc).~~
Today I was reminded that science grows as new discoveries are made.
But we still killed the little beasties off. Nothing has changed there.
I actually missed the part that we killed them off. "Heh heh, look at the funny-faced little goats. Let's kill 'em!" Jerks.
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It went extinct 5000y ago.. so it has to be a reconstitution based on fossils..?
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I trust him
He's on a good trip
And I shall call it Ron Perlman.
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