Are sugar gliders colorblind?

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Are sugar gliders colorblind?

I guess I got so used to the fact that dogs are colorblind, I started thinking EVERY animal is colorblind. I'm hoping that isn't true. Specifically I was wondering if Sugar Gliders could see color or not.

2007-07-19 08:31:26 · 2 answers · asked by dj_tabby2000 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology

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Australian sugar gliders are marsupials and I don't know of any marsupials with color vision. Besides this, these animals are nocturnal, and most nocturnal mammals can't see color.

2007-07-19 08:36:08 · answer #1 · answered by Roger S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The sugar gliders in the trees at the bottom of my garden do not need colour vision as they are nocturnal.

2007-07-19 14:55:24 · answer #2 · answered by tentofield 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋