Fascinating images revealed the difference between how you and your beloved pet – be it a cat, fish or parrot – see what is around you at home. The photos – from the North American digital market HomeAdvisor – show not only life in different colors, but also through various points of view and numbers of eyes. Understanding how animals see the world can help pet owners choose toys, beds and food bowls in colors that attract the attention of their little friends.

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DOG VISION: As a result of having only two types of conical cells – adjusted for blue and yellow, respectively – dogs can only see in combinations of these colors, and in soft, pastel tones.

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Dogs also have only 20 to 40% visual acuity – that is, the ability to distinguish details and shapes – from us humans, and rely heavily on smell. In the photo: how a human sees a room.

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However, on the other hand, Fido has the benefit of a wide 240 ° field of view, allowing them to absorb much more of a room than we can at one time. That’s how your dog sees the same room.

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CAT’S VISION: Cats are extremely visual creatures, but – like dogs – they see in less colors, mainly yellow, blue and green, with little red. This can help our feline friends, so if important objects like toys, beds and pillows are in the previous colors.

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Like dogs, cats have a wider field of view than humans, albeit to a lesser extent – just 200 °, compared to our 180 °. In the photo: How a human sees the room.

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Mr. Whiskers also has excellent night vision – courtesy of the large number of ‘rod’ photoreceptor cells in his eyes, which are sensitive to low levels of light. That’s how they see the same room.

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GOLDFISH VISIONL: Bubbles’ memory may not be up to our capacity, but his vision offers her a much broader view of the electromagnetic spectrum. Among the extra colors that goldfish can see are those of ultraviolet – a capability that helps fish to see in water.

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That’s how a human would see a room ….

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The same room, in the view of the goldfish. Goldfish have literal fisheye lenses – displaying round corneas that can capture light from an almost 360 ° screen and have the same density as water, to compensate for how the liquid medium distorts the light entering and leaving it .

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PARROT VISION: Polly has incredible vision – thanks to her ability to see not only blues, greens and reds, but also ultraviolet.

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As a human sees a room …

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Parrots are able to adjust the focus very quickly – and not only have a coverage of almost 300 °, but also the so-called monocular vision, which allows them to focus one eye on an object while the other wanders. In addition, colorful birds can also contract their pupils at will

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In craps games, snake eyes are typically unlucky – and, during the day, pet snakes have the same disadvantage, with poor vision.

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As a human sees a room …

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Some species of snakes have infrared vision, which can be combined with the senses received from their so-called pit organs – membranes located between their eyes and nostrils – to create something similar to the thermal image. Snakes also have no eyelids. Instead, they sport a protective membrane that acts like a contact lens and is renewed – along with the rest of your skin – when it comes off.

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Although perhaps more famous for imitating colors than seeing them, chameleons have eyes that are almost all ‘cones’ and no ‘rods’.

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Chameleons can see many colors – including those within the ultraviolet spectrum, such as goldfish and parrots – but, at the same time, little contrast. Able to operate independently of each other, their eyes have upper and lower lids that are joined together and can rotate in such a way that gives them an almost complete 360 ​​° field of view.

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Chameleons can see many colors – including those within the ultraviolet spectrum, such as goldfish and parrots – but, at the same time, little contrast. Able to operate independently of each other, their eyes have upper and lower lids that are joined together and can rotate in a way that provides an almost complete 360 ​​° field of view.

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