Wide-Eyed | Why Goats & Cuttlefish Have Weird Shaped Pupils
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Who doesn’t love goats? Especially baby ones. Their gait, their bleat, their tiny horns. But there comes a time in any goat interaction I’ve had where we lock eyes and I’m struck with a mixture of curiosity and unease.  On today's episode, why goats have rectangular pupils, their auto-leveling eyes, and a surprising connection to cuttlefish! Transcript Support The Wild Life Check out Avast! and Planthropology
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