What shape is my eye?
Nigerian Dwarf Doe
Wait a minute!
My pupil is a rectangle,
but my whole eye is a circle!
Can you find my pupil?
Nigerian Dwarf doe
Did you know…? The pupil is in the center of the eye. The colored circle around the pupil is the iris.
Find a mirror and look closely at your eye
What shape is the pupil in your eye?
What color is your pupil?
What color is my pupil?
Nigerian Dwarf doe
I hope you said …
Some goats have brown irises in their eyes.
Nigerian Dwarf kid
Some goats have blue irises in their eyes.
Nigerian Dwarf kid
What color is the iris in your eye?
Did you know…? Different color irises in eyes only occurs in humans and their domesticated animals. Almost every wild animal has one eye color, although this may vary from light to dark.
Why then do I have a pupil in the shape of a rectangle?
Nigerian Dwarf doe
Because …
I am a grazing animal.
Most of the time you can find me in a pasture eating grass, weeds, and leaves.
It is important that I see everything just in case something (or someone) is sneaking up on me from the front or the side or behind!
Did you know…? A goat’s eyes will rotate as they drop their head to graze so that the pupil remains aligned with the horizon.