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The dark blue, teal, and gold tapetum lucidum from the eye of a cow Retina of a mongrel dog with strong tapetal reflex. The tapetum lucidum (Latin for 'bright tapestry, coverlet'; / t ə ˈ p iː t əm ˈ l uː s ɪ d əm / tə-PEE-təm LOO-sih-dəm; pl.: tapeta lucida) [1] is a layer of tissue in the eye of many vertebrates and some other animals.
Bright coloration of orange elephant ear sponge, Agelas clathrodes signals its bitter taste to predators. Animal colouration is the general appearance of an animal resulting from the reflection or emission of light from its surfaces. Some animals are brightly coloured, while others are hard to see.
Carotenosis. Carotenosis is a benign and reversible medical condition where an excess of dietary carotenoids results in orange discoloration of the outermost skin layer. The discoloration is most easily observed in light-skinned people and may be mistaken for jaundice. [ 1][ 2]: 540 [ 3]: 681 Carotenoids are lipid-soluble compounds that include ...
Despite their duller eyesight, dogs can be visually attracted to the content playing on a television screen. While we have three types of color-processing retinas in our eyes, dogs only have two ...
The post ‘Puppy-Dog Eyes’ Didn’t Evolve Just for Humans, Study Shows appeared first on DogTime. Pet parents would agree that it is hard to resist puppy-dog eyes. A recent study proved that ...
Chromesthesia or sound-to-color synesthesia is a type of synesthesia in which sound involuntarily evokes an experience of color, shape, and movement. [ 1][ 2] Individuals with sound-color synesthesia are consciously aware of their synesthetic color associations/ perceptions in daily life. [ 3] Synesthetes that perceive color while listening to ...
The video starts with the dog laying on his bed. Where each corner meets on the bed, the material doesn't reach to the corners, leaving a gap for things to fall through.
Blindness in animals. Visual perception in animals plays an important role in the animal kingdom, most importantly for the identification of food sources and avoidance of predators. For this reason, blindness in animals is a unique topic of study. In general, nocturnal or subterranean animals have less interest in the visual world, and depend ...