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What makes the vision of birds so special?
Fascinating! Birds have four cones. So they have additional receptors for light rays in the ultraviolet range. However, we humans have only three different photoreceptors for green, blue and red waves. Who knows, maybe the ravens that are black for us are colorful for the bird's eye.
Not quite! They see in the UV range. Birds have four cones. So they have additional receptors for light rays in the ultraviolet range. However, we humans have only three different photoreceptors for green, blue and red waves. Who knows, maybe the ravens that are black for us are colorful for the bird's eye.
