{"id":2659,"date":"2018-05-08T03:03:17","date_gmt":"2018-05-08T11:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2659"},"modified":"2018-05-08T03:03:17","modified_gmt":"2018-05-08T11:03:17","slug":"newsday-tuesday-what-does-your-cat-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2659","title":{"rendered":"Newsday Tuesday \u2013 What Does Your Cat See?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2130\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/lilypretty4-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/lilypretty4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/lilypretty4-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/lilypretty4.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Do cats really see in the dark? Can they see things as clearly as we do? \u00a0Here\u2019s a fascinating article that not only explains how a cat\u2019s vision differs from ours, it show pictures of the difference. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/pictures-of-how-cats-see-the-world-2013-10\">http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/pictures-of-how-cats-see-the-world-2013-10<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The general scientific consensus is that cats cannot see in total darkness, but their eyes are created to see better in dim light. However, they don\u2019t see with the same clarity that we do. Their range of sight is larger\u2014more panoramic, but they don\u2019t see the vibrancy of colors and their view is kind of opaque in comparison to what we see.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, we learn that we can actually see objects from greater distances than cats <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1929\" src=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/smokeyclose-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/smokeyclose-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/smokeyclose-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/smokeyclose.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>can. While we might be able to identify an item from 100 to 200 feet, for example, a cat might need to be as close as 20 feet to make out see the same object. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/40459-what-do-cats-see.html\">https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/40459-what-do-cats-see.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p>What makes the difference? All sorts of things\u2014the way the eyes are set on the cat\u2019s head, the way the eyes are designed. And here are some interesting facts. For cats, understanding their environment isn\u2019t all about vision. They also use their whiskers, their excellent hearing, and scents. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thoughtco.com\/cat-night-vision-4159281\">https:\/\/www.thoughtco.com\/cat-night-vision-4159281<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do cats really see in the dark? Can they see things as clearly as we do? \u00a0Here\u2019s a fascinating article that not only explains how a cat\u2019s vision differs from ours, it show pictures of the difference. http:\/\/www.businessinsider.com\/pictures-of-how-cats-see-the-world-2013-10 The general &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/?p=2659\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[15],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2659"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2660,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2659\/revisions\/2660"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2659"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2659"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.matilijapress.com\/catscapades\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2659"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}