FYI, birds don't have eyelids or blink in the same way mammals do.

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Would love to see a bird done in Blender 2.8. Thank you much for the video. One fine point:

FYI, birds don't have eyelids or blink in the same way mammals do. https://www.britishbirdlovers.co.uk/bird-brain/do-birds-blink

Answer 1 · 2019-08-22T19:41:57Z

Kent Trammell replied August 22, 2019 7:41pm

You make a good point, aauden. Typically animated animal characters are designed with more humanistic features, especially in the face, so that a human audience can relate to the characters' expressions. Can you imagine how creepy Rio would be with eyes that blinked like the real animal? 😅

Answer 2 · 2021-01-26T19:00:20Z

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replied January 26, 2021 7:00pm

Actually. parrots do have eyelids that they can open and close, they just don't use them to blink. They do close them when they sleep, or halfway when they're relaxing.