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Bulls would be the most obvious answer. Quite a lot of animals can only see in black and white.

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What are primary colors of light?

This Q&A is about light colours. Paint colours are substances, and different from light colours.If you hold up a glass prism to a beam of sunlight, you'll see the light form a rainbow of colours. This is called the spectrum. It consists of all the colours that make up "white" light.Although you might be able to see seven colours in the spectrum, the white light is really made up of three basic colours. These are called the primary colours because they cannot be made from any other colours. The primary colours of light are red-orange, green, and violet blue. The other colours you see in spectrums or rainbows are made by a mixture of the primary colours.When the naked eye looks at the spectrum, it can see three mixed colours, which are called secondary colours. The secondary colours in light are green-blue, yellow, and magenta-red. You can produce these colours by mixing the primary colours in certain combinations.


Is it fair to say that if an animal is colourful than it is likely to be able to see colours?

No, not really. For example, humans can see a wide range of colours but are a fairly boring pink. Spiders cannot see more than a few areas of the spectrum, yet are often very brightly coloured. Colours are more of a warning saying "don't eat me, I taste bad" or "leave me alone, I'll poison you".


Are stick insects color blind?

No. They see like all other insects see. There are many colours in their eyes which only allows them to see blured colours. Actually yes most of them are colour blind but some see blurred images.


Which animals can see colours?

It is believed that nocturnal animals have little or no colour vision, but that all other animals have some colour vision. Scientists have determined that most marsupials, for example, have good colour vision. Because animals have different ratios of "rods" and "cones" in their eyes, they have different levels of being able to see colour. Rods assist in seeing in the dark; cones assist with colour vision. The ratio of rods to cones in their eyes, as well as the type of cones themselves determines how much colour vision animals have. There are three types of cones which are responsible for colour vision, and each one has a separate pigment which is sensitive to red, blue or green light. What we may see in colour may be very muted colours - almost shades of grey - to dogs. But it is still colour.


What are the primary of colors of light?

This Q&A is about light colours. Paint colours are substances, and different from light colours.If you hold up a glass prism to a beam of sunlight, you'll see the light form a rainbow of colours. This is called the spectrum. It consists of all the colours that make up "white" light.Although you might be able to see seven colours in the spectrum, the white light is really made up of three basic colours. These are called the primary colours because they cannot be made from any other colours. The primary colours of light are red-orange, green, and violet blue. The other colours you see in spectrums or rainbows are made by a mixture of the primary colours.When the naked eye looks at the spectrum, it can see three mixed colours, which are called secondary colours. The secondary colours in light are green-blue, yellow, and magenta-red. You can produce these colours by mixing the primary colours in certain combinations.

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Are all animals colourblind?

No, not all animals are color blind. Some see less color pigmentation than others, which as a general rule would be those animals with good night vision. People, which by definition are animals, are for the most part, not color blind.


Can other animals see colours?

probably


How do animals see?

animals see just the same way as us. but they see different colours. some only see in black and white.


Can animal see colors?

Animals can see in color not every color but most of them.Answer:Science indicates that many animals see colours although the palate they see is more limited than ours. Birds and some reptiles obviously devote a fair amount of energy into being coloured to attract mates, birds and other animals are attracted to coloured fruits and flowers, dog's can be trained to fetch balls of specific colours, insects use colours to warn predators away (hornets and Monarch butterflies) - all of these actions would be useless if animals could not see colours.


Why do certain animals change colours?

So they can be camouflaged, so their prey (or predators) won't see them.


What types of animals can see colours?

The number of animals able to see colour is actually a vast number. Therefore, it would be inappropriate to ask this question. However, the number of animals not able to see colour would be actually less. Dogs are colour blind as well as the animals that hardly see daylight.


Name two colours that a dog cannot see?

Dogs are color blind, they cannot see any colors, however, there's a theory that if dogs have certain colored eyes like blue, then they can see in color


Why do humans have difficulty seeing colors at night?

cones are deactivated while rods are activated. As cones are responsible for seeing colours, we cannot see colours in the dark due to the deactivation.


How do you see different colours?

We see different colours because other colours are being absorbed.


What you wanted to know is can you log onto the rosemore zoo and see the animals?

You cannot log onto the Rosemore zoo and see the animals.


What are the differences between a humans eye and a nocturnal animals eye?

Humans cannot see in dark night but nocturnal animals can see.


What color cannot be made by mixing any other color?

These are colours that cannot be created through the mixing of other colours. They are colours in their own right. The three primary colours are RED, YELLOW and BLUE.