Eli5: why are our eyes not shaped more round like our actual eyeballs?

Question

I feel like most other species’ eyes are shaped round like their eyes, but ours are more almond. It’s strange

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Answer 1

Could you give examples? I looked up 3 random animals (Elephant, tiger, and Dolphin) and they all had almond eyes. Admittedly they are all mammals so it may be a trait in mammals but it more likely varies a lot.