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Can rats see

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All rats have poor vision-about 20/600 for most rats and 20/1200 for albino rats. Until recently, rats were thought to be completely colorblind, but studies of rat vision show that they can perceive ultraviolet light and are able to distinguish between different colors of blue and green. Rat vision is very blurry but the position of their eyes on each side of the head allows them a wide field of vision, which is helpful in scanning their environment for possible predators.

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All rats share a keen sense of hearing, but have poor vision-about 20/600 for most rats and 20/1200 for albino rats. Until recently, rats were thought to be completely colorblind, but studies of rat vision show that they can perceive ultraviolet light and are able to distinguish between different colors of blue and green. Rat vision is very blurry but the position of their eyes on each side of the head allows them a wide field of vision, which is helpful in scanning their environment for possible predators

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Yes, mice are color blind. Humans have three color cells in there eyes, but since mice only have two, they see a limited amount of colors. They don't actually see in just black and white, they can see certain colors, but not as many. Animals such as dogs can only see in black and white, while other animals such as cats can see some color, but not all.

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yes, in fact they are almost blind the get around by the senses on there wiskers

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