i started unironically doing this and i cant stop

  • Jaytreeman@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Ears are good at hearing left and right. Not very good at hearing up and down. Tilting the head gives left right and up and down.
    FYI owls have ears that are offset so they don’t have to tilt their head.

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      1 year ago

      This.

      Also applies to the eyes sort of, as tilting the head offers a different axis for the stereo vision to try to make sense of whatever it’s looking at.

      IIRC, animals often do this movement instinctually when they’re puzzled by something because the additional sensory information could be helpful.

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      1 year ago

      TIL that about owls. I couldn’t imagine it so I googled. Even their skulls show that offset!