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• Mulligrubs@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  Not arguing with you, but what’s up with that “bone ring” they have in their orbit? We don’t have that.

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  • Tlaloc_Temporal@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    That’s a Scleral Ring and helps to keep the shape of the eye in fish, many reptiles, and birds. Fish don’t have round eyes (they’re shaped more like M&Ms or chocolate chips), and the ring helps support the shape when swimming. Most rings are just cartilage, but fast swimmers often have bony rings.

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    • Mulligrubs@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨hour⁩ ago

      Thank you, I had no idea that reptiles and birds have eyeball rings, too.

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  • roguetrick@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    Based on this angle, I think you might be more correct. I thought it was recessed.

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    • YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today ⁨3⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Awww he’s winking at me!

      How does my hair look?

      You think he’s into me?

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      • tetris11@feddit.uk ⁨2⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

        You a snack bae

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  • RotSteinFinke@feddit.org ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    It’s a scleral ring. Lots of animals have that, many including humans don’t.

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