Eli5: Why do areolas exist ? What is their purpose ?

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I understand the actual knob on a breast for a feeding purpose . Wouldn’t just that be enough ? Why the areola around it especially with a different shade of colour to the rest of the breast ?

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It’s a bullseye for babies to see their target. Babies have very poor eyesight the first couple months, so it would allow them to better locate where their food is.

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