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The World Seen Through Animals' Eyes

Animals' Eyes

By Ian SankanPublished 10 months ago 3 min read
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Did you know that animals see their surroundings differently than we do? For example, pigeons have better vision than humans. Crazy, right? Let's try to see the world through the eyes of some animals. Let's start with snakes. Snakes see the world in a totally different way than we do. Their snouts have special infrared receptors that let them see the heat given off by warm-blooded mammals. These big guys don't see colours as well as humans do. They can't see the colour red since they don't have the right receptors in their retinas. Instead, they only see different shades of blue and green. They don't enjoy it when someone comes up behind them. They have a near-panoramic view; the only place they can't see is directly behind them. Because of where their eyes are, horses can't see things right in front of them. They also don't see as many colours as we do. Like cows, their world is primarily greens, yellows, and blues. Bad guys Fish eyes have UV receptors as well as a more spherical lens than ours. This gives them almost 360-degree vision. They can see all the same colours we can, but because light works differently underwater, they need help figuring out what things are. Seeing the different shades of red, deep sea fish can discern well in the dark. Sharks on the other hand cannot distinguish colors at all yet they seem a lot clearer under the the water than we do birds have a few pretty distinctive ways of seeing the world unlike people birds can see ultraviolet light this assists them differentiate among males and females of their possess species as well as more effectively navigate in their environment also they are very good at concentrating for example Falcons as well as Eagles can focus on a small Mouse in the growing up to a distance of one mile a pigeon may see all the tiny information so if you ever require to find a crack in the pavement simply ask a pigeon alongside by the way it has a 340 degree field of sight and generally their vision is thought about twice as good as a human's there you possess it I'm envious of a pigeon insects possess some weird Vision structures too flies for instance have thousands of little eye receptors that operate together to provide them a big picture of what's heading on within them and get this they observe everything in slow-mo in addition to they can see ultraviolet light it assists them with communication Bees have problems of their own. These guys cannot identify the colour red because it looks dark blue to them. How weird is it that now rats can't see red? But that's not the most bizarre thing. The strangest thing is that their eyes move independently, so they always see double. It's amazing that they aren't running into more walls. Cats can't see shades of red or green, but they can see shades of brown, yellow and blue like a boss. They also have a wider field of vision than we do, so they can see more things on the size than we can. When it's dark outside, cats can see six times more effectively than we can. Now, let's talk about dogs. These furry pals can't see red or orange, but they can see rocket blue and violet. They can also tell the difference between 40 shades of grey, which isn't 50 but still impressive. On a similar note, frogs are very picky eaters. They will not even bother with food that doesn't keep them moving. A buffet of tasty bugs might surround them, but frogs won't bat an eye if they don't wiggle. They're also not the most observant animals. If something isn't significant to them, like a shadow, they won't even bother looking at it.

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Ian Sankan

I am a writer with proven writing ability in various fields. I consider writing a passionate career and a platform through which I extend my intellectual ability.

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