Posts tagged farm

Early morning.

Early morning.

I love goats! They have rectangular pupils. For more Goat Bits, take a look at today’s blog post. http://www.njwight.com/2013/04/goat-bits/

I love goats! They have rectangular pupils. For more Goat Bits, take a look at today’s blog post. http://www.njwight.com/2013/04/goat-bits/

Part in the middle…

Part in the middle…

I swung my lens up just in time to catch this low-flying mallard. The sky was so blue and his feathers were so white. (click to enlarge)

I swung my lens up just in time to catch this low-flying mallard. The sky was so blue and his feathers were so white. (click to enlarge)

White on white.

White on white.

Dashing through the snow…

Dashing through the snow…

For those of you who asked for horses…

For those of you who asked for horses…

Yum.

Yum.

The Manbrow.

The Manbrow.

Black back jackals staying out of sight.

Black back jackals staying out of sight.

Odd little farm animal fact - goats have rectangular pupils. When dilated these slits cover 320 – 340 degrees, as opposed to our round little human pupils that only cover 160-210. This means they can see virtually all around them without having to move so they are aware when a wayward rooster may be approaching. Animals with rectangular pupils (actually, many animals with hooves) can also see better at night due to having larger pupils that can be closed more tightly during the day to restrict light. And it is these rectangular pupils my friends, that make the goat and the octopus see eye-to-eye! (That is correct. The octopus also has rectangular pupils.)

Odd little farm animal fact - goats have rectangular pupils. When dilated these slits cover 320 – 340 degrees, as opposed to our round little human pupils that only cover 160-210. This means they can see virtually all around them without having to move so they are aware when a wayward rooster may be approaching. Animals with rectangular pupils (actually, many animals with hooves) can also see better at night due to having larger pupils that can be closed more tightly during the day to restrict light. And it is these rectangular pupils my friends, that make the goat and the octopus see eye-to-eye! (That is correct. The octopus also has rectangular pupils.)