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[โ€“] sbeak@sopuli.xyz 55 points 1 day ago (1 children)

whales and dolphins are mammals, and they have eyes on the side. Don't think anything preys on them (at least for the full-grown ones, pretty sure baby whales are preyed on)

[โ€“] roguetrick@lemmy.world 41 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Sperm whales are apex(orcas will target calves but they stay the hell away from bulls) but they don't hunt their monstrous cephalopod prey with eyes.