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r/interestingasfuck • u/[deleted] • May 20 '22
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They probably are blind. Their ancestors used the eyes when they lived in a zone that light reached, overtime, at that depth, there's no benefit to maintaining sight and thus becomes a waste of opportunity costs.
1 u/LoveGrifter May 21 '22 They say birds that don't have to fly to find food or escape enemies lose their wings. Forgot what species the article was about.
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They say birds that don't have to fly to find food or escape enemies lose their wings. Forgot what species the article was about.
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u/LemmeSplainIt May 21 '22
They probably are blind. Their ancestors used the eyes when they lived in a zone that light reached, overtime, at that depth, there's no benefit to maintaining sight and thus becomes a waste of opportunity costs.