The structure of a cat's eye is very different from that of a human's, so cats see the world very differently than we do.
We tell you about the interesting features of our whiskered pets’ vision.
How do cats see?
A cat's eye has two types of photoreceptors: cones for daytime vision and rods for night vision.
Therefore, cats navigate well both in daylight and at dusk.
In addition, the cat's retina has a light-reflecting vascular layer called the tapetum. It is because of this that cats' eyes glow in the dark.
However, cats have worse color discrimination than humans. The cat's retina does not have receptors for brown, red, burgundy, and orange.
Cats can best distinguish gray and its shades – about two dozen.
Cats also recognize moving objects on TV and love to watch them.
Author: Timur Khomichev