Can a cat see in the dark? Detailed answer

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Can a cat see in the dark?

Perhaps you have a cat at home. You love to hold your pet in your arms, play with her and feel that she is almost a member of the family. But a cat is one of the strangest creatures on earth. Despite being tamed and living with humans for thousands of years, it always seems like it only takes one step for her to return to the jungle.

The cat is a close relative of the lion, tiger and leopard, and in principle behaves the same way as they do. For example, a cat lies in wait for a victim, and then jumps on her back in the same way as a lion kills his enemies. A cat can make a jump of two meters! She has soft pads on her paws, which allows her to absolutely silently sneak up on the victim. And in the paws are hidden 18 claws, which she can release and put back.

But what gives a cat the ability to see in the dark? Her eyes can adjust to light sources of varying brightness. In bright light, her pupils look like narrow slits. In the dark, they become wide, almost the entire eye. This does not mean that a cat can see in absolute darkness, it just needs much less light than other animals. The eyes of cats are convex, which allows you to collect light rays from a wider area. When her eyes reflect all this light, they seem to glow.

Cats can live from 13 to 20 years, but their average lifespan is 14 years.

Author: Likum A.

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