What animal has eyes bigger than its head?

In the animal kingdom, the proportion of the ostrich's eyes to its head is remarkable. In fact, ostrich eyes are much larger than their brains. This feature is unusual among birds because birds generally have small eyes and most have relatively large visual centers (the areas of the brain responsible for processing visual information).

This trait can be traced back to the ostrich’s evolutionary history. Ostriches are very fast running animals. Their eyes are larger than their brains, probably to adapt to the observation of long-distance moving objects, which allows them to better detect potential prey or potential threats. This means that ostriches have pretty good vision and visual processing abilities, even though they have relatively small brains.

So while ostriches may look a little strange with their large eyes relative to their large heads, their special anatomy is a fitting adaptation to the way they survive in the wild.

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