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| ANIMAL |
THE COLORS THEY SEE |
RELATIVE TO HUMANS
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| 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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