That’s a Scleral Ring and helps to keep the shape of the eye in fish, many reptiles, and birds. Fish don’t have round eyes (they’re shaped more like M&Ms or chocolate chips), and the ring helps support the shape when swimming. Most rings are just cartilage, but fast swimmers often have bony rings.
I’m not a biologist and this may be a stupid question, but are this monster’s eyes armored? Armored eyeballs?
Your orbits are similar. The hole is where the optic nerve goes.:background_color(FFFFFF):format(jpeg)/images/article/bones-of-the-orbit/fbPkbiZTakJp2wBLS0rbw_Bony_orbit.png)
Not arguing with you, but what’s up with that “bone ring” they have in their orbit? We don’t have that.
That’s a Scleral Ring and helps to keep the shape of the eye in fish, many reptiles, and birds. Fish don’t have round eyes (they’re shaped more like M&Ms or chocolate chips), and the ring helps support the shape when swimming. Most rings are just cartilage, but fast swimmers often have bony rings.
Thank you, I had no idea that reptiles and birds have eyeball rings, too.
Based on this angle, I think you might be more correct. I thought it was recessed.
Awww he’s winking at me!
How does my hair look?
You think he’s into me?
You a snack bae
Noice!
It’s a scleral ring. Lots of animals have that, many including humans don’t.