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Baitball Blogger

(48,032 posts) Mon Oct 21, 2024, 08:46 AM Oct 21

Use what you know, question of the day:

If Eagles can see more colors than a human, how could we know what colors they see that we don't?

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Use what you know, question of the day: (Original Post) Baitball Blogger Oct 21 OP

They have more cone receptors in their eyes? rainy Oct 21 #1

There are humans who see more colors than most people. CrispyQ Oct 21 #2

We understand the light spectrum. Think. Again. Oct 21 #3

We obviously need to sit down with an eagle birdographer Oct 21 #4

"More colors" is probably an inaccurate way to describe it... Wounded Bear Oct 21 #5

They don't call it "eagle eye" for nuthin! AKwannabe Oct 21 #6

We all know mercuryblues Oct 21 #7

We can use tools to detect colors that our eyes can't see. surrealAmerican Oct 21 #8

rainy

(6,207 posts)

1. They have more cone receptors in their eyes?

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 08:53 AM

Oct 21

CrispyQ

(38,244 posts)

2. There are humans who see more colors than most people.

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Mon Oct 21, 2024, 08:54 AM

Oct 21

I only know this cuz I while I was writing a sci-fi short story about a character who could see more colors than most people, I discovered there are actually people who can. It's called tetrachromacy.

But how we know what eagles see or how they perceive it is beyond me. Someone posted this article on dogs noses & how they smell things & it's fascinating but again, how do we know, really?

https://www.discovermagazine.com/planet-earth/why-taking-your-dog-on-a-sniffari-will-tire-them-out-more-than-a-walk

Think. Again.

(17,946 posts)

3. We understand the light spectrum.

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Original post)

Mon Oct 21, 2024, 08:59 AM

Oct 21

birdographer

(2,527 posts)

4. We obviously need to sit down with an eagle

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Mon Oct 21, 2024, 09:43 AM

Oct 21

and discuss the color spectrum.

Wounded Bear

(60,682 posts)

5. "More colors" is probably an inaccurate way to describe it...

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Mon Oct 21, 2024, 09:58 AM

Oct 21

They may have a wider spectrum of vision, probably into the infrared range. That would help them spot temperature contrasts of prey against the background earth or vegetation.