Werewolves have Keen Hearing and Smell but not darkvision, why?

@geeniusatwrokWerewolves have Keen Hearing and Smell but not darkvision; do they still get disadvantage on attacks in darkness? yes

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) October 17, 2016

@geeniusatwrokThat seems odd. Why don’t they have darkvision? For that matter, why don’t regular wolves have darkvision? real wolves don't – would be confusing based on player expectations #wotcstaff

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) October 17, 2016

@geeniusatwrok we think of darkvision as something not found in natural/real world #wotcstaff

— (((Mike Mearls))) (@mikemearls) October 17, 2016

@mikemearlswe think of darkvision as something not found in natural/real world #wotcstaff OK, fair enough. But I don't get why an ordinary nocturnal animal wd be effectively blinded on an ordinary night outside (PH183)

— (((Keith Ammann))) (@geeniusatwrok) October 17, 2016