2006-08-02 18:36:30 · 8 answers · asked by jamal 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
An eagle can see up to 20 rainbows, man can only see 2 and possibly 3.
2006-08-02 18:43:10 · answer #1 · answered by S E 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that award would have to go to one of many birds of prey. The hawks, eagles and falcons have far superior eyesight than any mammal or actaully any other class of animals. This is all attributed to natural selection, and adaptation. The hawk for instace has a hunting strategy that requires them soaring above the earth, sometimes a mile or more and they are looking down to see soemthing smaller than a tennis ball (rodents). Because rodents comouflage very well against the dirt background with their brownish coloration, superior eye sight was required to find them. Those individual with superior eye sight survived and reproduced, passing on this trait for keen eye sight to their offspring, and through the generations, it kept improving and improving.
It all comes down to necessity, and of course natural selection in the end. Im sorry i dont have any concrete source for this information, but I have studied, both raptors and evolution, so the two combined amke a pretty convincing story!
Hope that answers your question!
2006-08-03 08:51:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The keenest eye sights were of dinosaurs they had an eyesight 3-4 times more power4ful than hawks and vultures which have the sharpest eye sight at present.I saw this on discovery channel.
2006-08-03 04:05:13 · answer #3 · answered by sagar 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Peregrine falcon!
It can spot a pigeon 5 miles away. That bird is a master piece of evolution. It's quick (arguably the fastest moving living thing) and has powerful talons and the best eye sight.
I'm sorry, I do not have a link for that, but it's in the bird facts book that I have.
2006-08-04 11:47:48 · answer #4 · answered by Elephas Maximus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remember the phrase " Hawk eyed" . The hawk has the sharpest vision.
2006-08-03 05:03:29 · answer #5 · answered by RAMA K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sorry I don't have a source, but birds have the best eyesight. I don't know which bird has the best, but it is probably a bird of prey like a hawk or an owl.
2006-08-03 01:43:07 · answer #6 · answered by Jdude 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Golden eagle
2006-08-03 09:46:01 · answer #7 · answered by snake_girl85 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I can see hundreds of rainbows. They have a whole coalition.
2006-08-03 01:44:53 · answer #8 · answered by guitchicken 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋