Wild hummingbirds see a broad range of colors humans can only imagine
Tuesday, June 16, 2020 - 08:40
in Biology & Nature
To find food, dazzle mates, escape predators and navigate diverse terrain, birds rely on their excellent color vision. “Humans are color-blind compared to birds and many other animals,” said Mary Caswell Stoddard, an assistant professor in the Princeton University Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Humans have three types of color-sensitive cones in their eyes — attuned […]