Fascinating Article about the purpose of Forward Facing Eyes in Humans and Predators
As an avid reader of science, biology and evolution I am always fascinated when new discoveries or findings are made on why animals and people evolved the way they did. This article from ScienceDaily explains how animals with forward facing eyes developed this feature to see around clutter in their field of vision. Anyone can perform this simple test the article says, hold your hand up with fingers spaced out about 1 foot in front of your face. Now, close one eye and you will see most of your field of vision is blocked, but if you have both eyes open, your mind matches the two images and creates a kind of x-ray effect allowing you to see more information behind the fingers than you can with a single eye. This evolution serves purposes in predators who travel through thick brush and jungle and their field of vision is constantly partially obscured by leaves and tree’s.
The article theorizes that human’s used to have a need for this type of vision, but with modern day open horizon’s and buildings which take up too much vision to look around, that humans would have actually served better in modern times with eyes on either side of their head so that we can see in front, side and behind us all at once.  It really is a good article, and for anyone interested in biology, evolution, science, or vision be sure to check it out.
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This is a cool science feature that needs to be more talked about !!
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