About Animal Eyes
Animal Eyes looks at why eyes come in so many shapes. Goats, sheep and horses have wide, sideways pupils; cats, foxes and crocodiles have tall slits; cuttlefish have a W; people, dogs, eagles and owls have round pupils. In Side or front you slide a rabbit's eyes to the sides to see a fox coming, and an owl's eyes to the front so both eyes judge the jump.
See like a... shows the same meadow as a person, a dog and a bee might see it. Dogs see mostly blues and yellows (not black and white), so a red ball and green grass look alike to them; bees can't see red but see ultraviolet patterns that guide them to nectar. The game says clearly that these pictures are approximations.
Night shift explains why the eyes of cats, dogs, deer and foxes shine in a torch beam (a mirror-like layer called the tapetum lucidum) and why pupils open wide in the dark. Record breakers covers owls turning their heads about 270 degrees, insects' compound eyes, chameleons, ostriches and giant squid. Made by an eye doctor.
Best for ages 7+
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