Why Do We Need to Blink So We Can Walk?

Blink; It is a reflex action that we do without even realizing it. Whether this movement has always existed or not? Why did it appear? Have you ever thought?

In fact, it is such an important reflex that so we can even walk We need to blink. Get ready to be amazed once again by the incredibleness of evolution as we explain how this happened!

Not every living thing blinks.

Take a look at the entire living world in your mind. You might think they’re all winking. While ducks blink with their lower eyelids, we humans close our upper eyelids, and some creatures turn their eyes in different directions… In other words, almost all animals blink in some way. But except for one species, fish!

So scientists are wondering why blinking evolved and why it During our evolution, when we came to land, He wonders what kind of relationship they have. The findings are quite interesting!

To understand this, amphibians called “Mudskippers”, which look like fish but can also live in mud, were examined.

“Mudskipper” Mudskippers, as they are called, also wink, but not quite like we do. As they turn their eyes into their heads, a membrane moves upwards at the same time.

According to scientists, this is; to moisturize your eyes, clear debris and protect against impacts They do it for. When they enter the water, their blink reflexes stop.

We, too, have evolved to blink.

The evolution of mudskipper blinking not only appears directly linked to life on land, but also benefits of blinking also attracts attention.

All these signs show that even if our ancestors evolved separately, they evolved to emerge from the water and blink as part of their search for terrestriality, as in mudskippers. In short to adapt to life on land We need a wink!

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