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Jun 11, 2021
Jun 11, 2021

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Research indicates cats can distinguish more shades of gray than humans. They see less saturation in colors, so they don’t see colors as vibrantly or intensely as we humans.

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Cats, like many night hunters, have a membrane called a tapetum lucidum that lies behind the retina and reflects light. The layer of specialized cells reflects light back through the retina, thus increasing the light available to the photoreceptors. That improves vision in reduced-light conditions.

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Question: Can my cat, Fluffy, see color?

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Larry Scheckel is the author of “Seneca Seasons: A Farm Boy Remembers.” He grew up on a family farm in the hill country of southwestern Wisconsin, one of nine children. His teaching career stretched to more than 38 years teaching physics and aerospace science to more than 4,000 high school students at Tomah, Wisconsin.