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[Xochimilco]

Kon het antwoord helaas niet op internet vinden en vroeg mij af of iemand hier het misschien wist.

Kunnen eenden kleuren zien?

Alvast bedankt!

[Kravitz]

Onderstaand stukje tekst handelt over het zicht van watervogels. Samengevat hebben watervogels meer kegeltjes dan ons waardoor dat de kleuren meer levendig overkomen. Verder zijn ze ook in staat om UV-licht te zien, iets wat mensen niet kunnen.

Answer: Well, this actually is a fairly entertaining question since waterfowl are much different than many other animals — especially us!

According to Department of Fish and Game (DFG) waterfowl biologist Shaun Oldenburger, waterfowl can control the curvature of both the lens and cornea (mammals, including humans, only control the lens). This is basically how birds can see extremely well while flying and while in the act of diving/feeding. In addition, their eyes act independently and they use one at a time to allow for depth-perception since nearly all waterfowl have monocular, not binocular, vision (they can’t stare forward at objects).

Another unique thing about waterfowl is they can see in almost all directions. A few ducks are the exception to the rule, but usually the eye placement allows them to view in many different directions at the same time. Secondly, waterfowl have a very high number of cones (which dictates color vision in humans) which allows them to see sharp images and have color vision where colors are more vivid than humans’ ability. The breadth of color vision is much wider than our own since UV light can be observed by waterfowl (UV light is absorbed by lenses in humans). This allows waterfowl to fly at night or feed in the dark or at low light conditions.

Bron: California Department of Fish and Wildlife Q&A

http://californiaout...ucks-see-color/

[Xochimilco]

Super! Dank je!