How the world looks, sounds and smells different to our pets
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We share the same world as our pets, yet we do not perceive the same reality. Both cats and dogs have only 20 per cent of the cone photo-receptor cells of humans, meaning they can only see the colours blue and yellow. All other colours are shades of grey. Dogs and cats also can’t focus on far distant objects. If any of us woke up one morning with the vision of our pet, we’d be visiting the optician immediately. The night vision of both dogs and cats is better than ours, however, probably out of evolutionary necessity.
How the world looks, sounds and smells different to our pets
How the world looks, sounds and smells…
How the world looks, sounds and smells different to our pets
We share the same world as our pets, yet we do not perceive the same reality. Both cats and dogs have only 20 per cent of the cone photo-receptor cells of humans, meaning they can only see the colours blue and yellow. All other colours are shades of grey. Dogs and cats also can’t focus on far distant objects. If any of us woke up one morning with the vision of our pet, we’d be visiting the optician immediately. The night vision of both dogs and cats is better than ours, however, probably out of evolutionary necessity.