2006-11-13 12:52:01 · 5 answers · asked by Rob&Big 1 in Pets ➔ Cats
Cats are not color blind - they have the ability to distinguish between blues and greens, but lack the ability to pick out shades of red. The Natural History Museum of L.A. has online images demonstrating how cats view the world.
2006-11-13 12:54:45 · answer #1 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No! I just read a tiny article in The Detroit News that states that cats are not colorblind, as redunicor writes. Cats are also known to sleep, on average, 18 hours out of 24. That fact doesn't surprise me, does it you?
2006-11-13 21:26:06 · answer #2 · answered by HoneyBunny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not completely. My cat, for instance, always chooses the red or pink toy mouse over the other ones.
A more reliable source than my cats, videoforcats.com/catvision.htm, says:
Do Cats See in Color?
We believe cats do see in color, although not exactly the way we do. In our tests, cats appeared to distinguish between the low to mid light wave spectrum (higher frequency), meaning cats
responded to the colors purple, blue, green and yellow range. Red, orange and brown colors
appear to fall outside cats color range and are most likely seen as shades of gray or purple.
Cats appear to see less saturation in colors than do humans,
meaning cats do not see colors as intensely or vibrantly.
Blue and green appear to be the strongest colors perceived by cats.
Our tests suggest cats can distinguish between more shades or levels of gray than can humans.
The images below show how we believe cats perceive color.
They have images portraying how they believe cats see the world. It's very interesting!
2006-11-13 22:31:26 · answer #3 · answered by Esma 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ask your vet!
2006-11-13 21:21:04 · answer #4 · answered by jeffbrengman 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO BUT DOGS ARE.
2006-11-13 21:15:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋