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- The giant squid has the largest eyeball on the face of the earth. At 18 inches across, it's about the size of a beach ball.
- An ostrich eye is only two inches across, but it weighs more than its brain.
- An ant has two eyes, each of which is made up of many smaller eyes. This type of eye is called a compound eye.
- A worm has no eyes at all.
- A chameleon's eyes can look in different directions---at the same time!
- Unlike humans, guinea pigs are born with fur and with their eyes open.
- Babies cry but don't produce tears until one to three months after birth.
- Each of our eyelashes has a life span of approximately five months.
- Of all the muscles in our body, the eye muscles are the most active.
- An owl can see a mouse moving more than 150 feet away, with light no brighter than candlelight.