The "marsupial sabertooth" Thylacosmilus atrox had cow-like eyes and superlong sabers that went up into its skull, but it was still an exceptional hunter. (Image credit: Jorge Blanco) Despite ...

Ancient Marsupial Sabertooth Had Teeth So Big Its Eyes Were Sticking Out Of Its Head All the better to see and eat you with. ... Eye position is a key adaptation for survival in all species.

An unusal animal with canines similar to those of a saber-toothed cat and the wide-set eyes of a cow lived in South America about 5 million years ago. Now, researchers have studied fossils of the ...

But the marsupial’s visual field still managed about a 70% overlap, giving the creature a reasonable amount of 3D vision despite its cow-like eye socket position.

Researchers eye marsupial recovery with first IVF kangaroo embryo. ... say they hope to use the information they’ve gathered to help with the conservation of other more threatened marsupial species.

Marsupial moles are also close relatives of the eastern barred bandicoot (shown). JJ Harrison (CC BY-SA 3.0) Bilbies and bandicoots do not look very much at all like their mole cousins.

It also indicated that bandicoots and bilbies are the closest living relatives of marsupial moles. Tunnel vision. The study found that marsupial moles’ degenerating eyesight occurred in three stages, ...

Marsupial moles have a variety of unique adaptations that help them survive in their harsh environment. For example, their eyes are tiny and located beneath their skin, making them functionally blind.