|
ANIMAL |
THE COLORS THEY SEE |
RELATIVE TO HUMANS
|
SPIDERS (jumping spiders) |
ULTRAVIOLET AND GREEN |
Different |
INSECTS (bees) |
ULTRAVIOLET, BLUE, YELLOW |
Different |
CRUSTACEANS (crayfish) |
BLUE AND RED |
Less |
CEPHALOPODS (octopi and squids) |
BLUE ONLY |
Less |
FISH |
MOST SEE JUST TWO COLORS |
Less |
AMPHIBIANS (frogs) |
MOST SEE SOME COLOR |
Less |
REPTILES (snakes*) |
SOME COLOR AND INFRARED |
Different |
BIRDS |
FIVE TO SEVEN COLORS |
More |
MAMMALS (cats) |
TWO COLORS BUT WEAKLY |
Less |
MAMMALS (dogs) |
TWO COLORS BUT WEAKLY |
Less |
MAMMALS (rabbit) |
BLUE AND GREEN |
Less |
MAMMALS (rats) |
ULTRAVIOLET, BLUE, GREEN |
Different |
MAMMALS (squirrels) |
BLUES AND YELLOWS |
Less |
MAMMALS (primates-apes and chimps) |
SAME AS HUMANS |
Same |
MAMMALS (African monkeys) |
SAME AS HUMANS |
Same |
MAMMALS (South American monkeys) |
CAN'T SEE RED WELL |
Less |
* pit vipers, some boas and some pythons |
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