What animals would look like if they had eyes at the front

by bc · Published October 22, 2016 · Updated December 5, 2016

The BBC has collected a variety of theories from ophthalmologists and anthropologists regarding the evolution of perception and the reasons behind an animal’s strategic eye placement. Unlike humans, certain animals have:

Eyes located on the sides of their heads
While others have eyes that face forward

In 1922, the British ophthalmologist, Edward Treacher Collins, argued that the reason for animal eye placement has a lot to do with whether the animal is a predator or a prey. For predators like tigers, wolves, and lions, their eyes appear in front of their faces for greater depth perception, allowing them to seek out their prey at a greater distance. Whereas animals like giraffes, pigeons, and deers have eyes on the sides of their head for a wider, panoramic perception to keep their predators at bay.
Putting survival and biological reasons aside, here are what 8 animals would potentially look like if they had eyes in front of their head.

1. Sharks usually have eyes that are placed a wide distance apart. This is what these sea creatures look like with tiny, beady eyes right above their teeth.

2, It’s hard to believe how a subtle change in eye placement can drastically change an animal’s appearance. This is what a deer looks like with eyes in front of it’s head.

3. Hares, like rabbits, are herbivores with wide set eyes. With eyes placed closer together, these jumping animals look a lot like squirrels.

4.Interestingly, this chicken’s new look gives him more of a humanely face with eyes placed closer together.

5. Most birds have wide set eyes for a greater sense of their surroundings as they fly. This is a pigeon looks like with eyes slightly above their beaks after a little photoshop.

6. Just when you thought dolphins couldn’t get any cuter…

7. Giraffe’s have bulging eyes at the sides of their heads for an all-round greater sense of perception to keep mind of the animals up above and the creatures down below.

8. Considering that animals tend to have wider and bigger mouths than humans, placing a goat’s eyes at the center of its head makes the animal look like he’s smiling!