>>48834181>>48834285>>48834566Ambush predators like alligators and crocodiles don't really need forward-facing eyes because they're sedentary the vast majority of the time and rely on one swift movement generally from very close range. Depth perception doesn't matter if your target is a half-second lunge away.
Underwater, threats readily come from *every* direction and with enough variety in speed and visibility conditions that high field of vision has plenty of importance, and general distances get to the point that depth perception can often be of limited use because ranges are too high.
>>48834291Koalas are just proof that Darwinian Evolution is "survival of the good enough." The vast majority of their anatomy indicates they should, in fact, be predators, just like with pandas. Every aspect of their gastrointestinal tract with any reason to specialize is built more like a carnivore than an herbivore, and their behavior just completely forgot this. Alongside numerous other things.
>>48834162If you pay close attention, Charizard's eyes are actually pointed forward, they just have the sides exposed as part of the art style. Almost all Pokemon, regardless of apparent ecology, have forward-facing eyes no matter the mounting for artistic reasons of desired facial recognition.
It's about field of vision as defined by where the eyes face. To the sides produces the wide field of vision desired by prey animals, purely ambush predators, and most oceanic creatures, while you see forward-facing eyes in the vast majority of predators because they need detailed targeting information.
