MalevolentlyInformed
MalevolentlyInformed t1_iudge6t wrote
Reply to comment by Substantial-Turn4979 in Is the eyesight of small animals like mice and snakes as poor as ours would be if our retinas were the size of theirs? by AbouBenAdhem
>Humans’ colour vision is amongst the best in the world
Slight nitpick: humans have some of the best color vision among mammals. But most vertebrates see more color gradation than we do. Reptiles, fish, amphibians, and birds are mostly tetrachromats, vs apes/Old World monkeys (trichromats) and other mammals (dichromats). Some invertebrates also have "better" color vision than us.
MalevolentlyInformed t1_iudoi93 wrote
Reply to comment by Dirty_Hertz in Is the eyesight of small animals like mice and snakes as poor as ours would be if our retinas were the size of theirs? by AbouBenAdhem
I don't know if it's the widest but it's certainly crazy. Anywhere from 8-15 to our 3 cones lol. Plus some can see linear and circular polarized light.