I know side eyes are effective for a larger field of view to spot predators hence prey has them. and front facing helps with depth perception and looking in the distance.
it seems this goat lived on smaller islands so instead of a predator it might simply have not been prey and had the front facing eyes to scan the island for food
I just had a look at the Wikipedia entry. The very short version is:
Evolved on tiny islands where there were no terrestrial predators but which were also not hugely rich in food. So brain and most senses, including vision, were lessened because they use up a lot of energy.
I think I heard that it's because in dark environments such as caves, it's advantageous to rely on peripheral vision, which has better vision in the dark.
It’s a cave goat, so maybe it wasn’t to hunt prey better, but just see better. Forward facing eyes help you see more accurately, side facing eyes just let you see more
Id bet their forward facing eyes were the inspiration for satyrs and fauns. Considering they existed in the same time period as the mythology, I would bet money on it.
Weird how they kind of existed along side satyrs and fauns in the same area as the mythology. What if their forward facing eyes were what inspired these half human legendary creatures.
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Front facing eyes? Does that mean we had predator goats?
Maybe that’s why they’re extinct.
They were goats, but they weren’t GOATs
you bleat me to it
Getting the first reply is just shear luck
Would it be-hoof you to give more information?
You guys need to stop kidding around
Puns make me horny...
Too far?
Whoa now, don’t get all rambunctious.
They did, so now they're extinct
Awaiting the summer blockbuster, “Alien vs. Predator vs. Predator Goats”
Probably because Chrisus Hansenus captured them all.
I know side eyes are effective for a larger field of view to spot predators hence prey has them. and front facing helps with depth perception and looking in the distance.
it seems this goat lived on smaller islands so instead of a predator it might simply have not been prey and had the front facing eyes to scan the island for food
Maybe there were bushes or berries that were able to evade them. Making them actual predators. We just haven’t found fossilized evidence.
Even in death they hide too well. Damn sneaky bushes and berries
I just had a look at the Wikipedia entry. The very short version is:
Evolved on tiny islands where there were no terrestrial predators but which were also not hugely rich in food. So brain and most senses, including vision, were lessened because they use up a lot of energy.
Andrewsarchus was an artiodactyl, so whilst not a goat per se, it was distantly related.
I think I heard that it's because in dark environments such as caves, it's advantageous to rely on peripheral vision, which has better vision in the dark.
It’s a cave goat, so maybe it wasn’t to hunt prey better, but just see better. Forward facing eyes help you see more accurately, side facing eyes just let you see more
We still do, they're just bipedal now
Reckon thats why they went extinct
Thank god they’re extinct is the only thing I say every time I see this picture
Thank god it’s not just me. That thing is creepy.
Regular goats are weird looking too
Goats are def weirdos, but they don’t look like they’re going to open a temporal hole and welcoming Cthulu to devour us.
It looks like it touches children
*kids
Yep thank the Greeks and Roman's for wiping out these legendary satyrs. 🤣
Maybe for depth perception to help with climbing?Thats the main theory why monkeys have forward facing eyes, and goats love climbing
Also this recreation looks to be very poor quality but the skulls do have obvious forward facing eyes.
Oooh, maybe it's a tree goat!
That sounds awesome
“Island cave” goat suggests interesting evolutionary history.
Id bet their forward facing eyes were the inspiration for satyrs and fauns. Considering they existed in the same time period as the mythology, I would bet money on it.
Or probably a bad taxidermy
r/thanksihateit
Everybody seems to think these are creepy but I think he just looks like a really chill guy
Too good for this Earth. Dude would give you the (hair) shirt off his back, always shared his bud and munchies. RIP to THE GOAT.
Agree! He looks like a happy lil dude.
I know! Just a goofy li'l chubby-faced front-eyes-having fella.
r/TIHI
Thanks, they ate it
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Don’t look at me. I’m just a dog.
These vibes exactly
Surely this is bad taxidermy 😭
It's funny how such a small change makes it so weird-looking. It's like an uncanny valley effect
Why does he look like Falkor?!
Because he is Falcor.
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He looks like a fine fellow, too bad they ain’t around to share a beer with :(
I thought for sure this was r/badtaxidermy
I can’t believe I had to go so far down to find thei
Bro us high AF.
Might be my spirit animal.
Don't like it
It looks like SCP 6448
Jeff. I dont know why, but thats definitely a Jeff
That goat is high AF.
You beat me to it
You button hooked me , I didn’t know you were going to button hook me
I got fuckin no dukes
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It looks like every medieval painting of an animal ever.
Turns out they actually knew what they were looking at lmao
Don't think he was prepared.
Looks like an animal crossing villager
From what I recall, they were also possibly cold-blooded.
Yeah, they were all kind of weird.
Who's "all"?
It looks like its father was a goat but its mom was surely a cougar
Weird how they kind of existed along side satyrs and fauns in the same area as the mythology. What if their forward facing eyes were what inspired these half human legendary creatures.
Jim Breuer gave you permission to show his grandpa like this?
Great photo for an animal that was extinct 5000 years before photography was invented….
Why is this so unnerving???
Kinda looks like a not-deer
Looks like one of the karate kangaroos from warriors of virtue
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Uncle Nate, is that you?
Nope. Not into it
Animals like Narnia then
This has great meme potential.
It looks like the sheep from the Minecraft movie
I literally just opened Reddit
That's a muppet
Oh. Haha. I thought it was a baked goat
Like a Satyr
I don’t like this.
Why does it look like the goat from Sir Billie?
I’ve seen this goat TEN TIMES ALREADY
“Ey yo, my hug in there somewhere, but I gotta find it first, and Ima LOOK reeal hard…” fuggin creepy ass goat
Bully goat gruff
Gruff daddy
Put them back
Looks Nigerian 😂🤣😂
And given what we know about how our ancestors behaved, you know
I'm glad they're dead.
Na na na no. Because that looks scary. I would hands down believe it could and WOULD kill me.
I’m high af but it reminds me of Seth Rogen somehow
Man, I keep on seeing this damn freaky ass goat!
Looks like the deer from open season.
Fucked up.
Predator goat oh hell No !!!
Why’s this getting posted every where I’ve seen it multiple times now
WHAT WAS IT HUNTING!?!
mf looks like he's gonna cry when angels deserve to die
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Looks like Seth Rogan a bit high, just mellow thinking about snacks.
Cross between a mountain lion and a goat 😱
Cross between 🦁 and 🐐?
Me after 5 beer when someone ask for my Birthdate or what my Job is.
What a cutie
But what do you mean about eyes facing forward? You mean before we got here, there was people whose eyes were looking in their head?"
That way the female goats could bleat “Both eyes up HERE, please!”
Do all the skulls we've found have damage to the back?
He looks very polite but also terrifying
Thanks, I hate it.
Why does he seem to want to sell me Marijuana?
Hey its Pilgor
Not real.
He looks chill
Thanks. I fucking hate it.
I had a nightmare once about a goat with forward facing eyes. I hate this
That's just a guy
But why is there a 90s era picture if they don't exist anymore?
I feel like this face should be CG I'd and put on every goats face in any future horror movie. It just looks creepy and a bit more human
It’s giving black Philip