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hsdkfr734r@feddit.nl
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Elefants have them too!

I’m sure there is an exception for creatures made from fabric and foam, somewhere.

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odium@programming.dev
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Makes sense. Evolution gives prey animals eyes with as wide a field of vision as possible, so they can detect predators better. Elephants are too large for predators to mess with and so is big bird.

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manucode@infosec.pub
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The elephant in the picture though is smaller than a mouse

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ThrowawaySobriquet@lemmy.world
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The reference mouse is oversized

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blindsight@beehaw.org
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Can confirm. I measured on my screen, estimating the trunk length extended, and it’s about 6 cm trunk to tail (or 2⅜" in the US).

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FuglyDuck@lemmy.world
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I had to go look it up. Not sure that picture is accurate, mind, it’s the only one I could find. (Though lots of comments about herds being led by a blind elephant…. I’m sure there’s a joke in there.)

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