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Do owls have good eyesight

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It really depends on the bird. Some have very good eyesight while others (like owls) have very poor sight and rely mostly on hearing

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Yes, an owl has binocular vision. The human vision is 140 degrees binocular and 200 degrees monocular. Similarly, an owl vision is 80 degrees binocular and 110 degrees monocular.

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Yes they all have 4 types of color photoceptors and we have 3

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