ANIMALS’ EYES
No two animals have eyes exactly alike. In every case they are adapted to the special needs of their owner. The eyes of flesh-eating creatures are closer together than those of vegetarians. This is said to be due to the habit which the former have of fixing their gaze on their victims before springing. Human eyes are closer together than those of any other creature that eats flesh. Tigers, lions, cats, and others of the same family are unable to see at groat distances, but for objects near at hand their sight is very keen. Lions and tigers have round pupils, which grow bigger when the animal is angry. Cats have pupils which can be dilated enormously. In the dark, or when the cat is angry, the pupils look almost round. In the first case, what little light there is is reflected by the retina, which is the explanation of the fact that a cat’s eyes look green at night. Animals that live on grass have large eyes, placed as a rule at the sides. This gives a wide range of vision and enables the creatures to watch for danger while cropping grass.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21569, 15 February 1932, Page 12
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