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Do cats have night vision

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Not exactly, some species (boas and pit vipers) have infrared receptors which allow them to see wavelengths we cannot, so in that sense, those species have "night vision" but it would be more accurate to say they have thermal vision. It is also not a very clear image, but a rather blurry one as there are no lenses to focus the IR light onto the receptor cells.

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owls have extraordinarily good night vision

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yes, squirrels do because they have adapted to the night and it makes them more alert of their surroundings.

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Green or yellow/orange only blue as a baby never brown sometimes red

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Yes red foxes do have night vision

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yes

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