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Most primates have stereoscopic vision but it is especially important to the arboreal ones. Binocular is both eyes being used at the same time and stereoscopic is where depth and distance can be seen. Without it everthing would seem flat and if you were an arboreal primate (predominantely tree based) leaping from branch to branch would be bloody difficult and dangerous. Also most primates rely on their vision rather than smell or touch so this is another reason why binocular, stereoscopic vision is so crutial.
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Binocular stereoscopic vision allows primates to perceive depth and distance accurately, which is essential for tasks such as navigating through the environment, hunting, and identifying potential threats. This type of vision also enhances hand-eye coordination, facilitates object manipulation, and aids in social interactions through recognizing facial expressions and gestures.
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What are we?
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What does it mean if you are left handed and left eye dominant?
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Why do human beings have two eyes?
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Is binocular vision a characteristic of all primates?
No
What animals have opposable thumbs and binocular vision?
all primates
What animal groups have have opposable thumbs and binocular vision?
all primates
What are two distinctive features of all primates?
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Is eagle has stereoscopic or monocular vision?
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Do monkeys have binocular vision?
yes all primates have binocular vision which allows them to have better depth perception
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D. Nursing the offspring. This is a general mammal trait, much older than actual primates. Then comes either violence or social grooming, though neither occurs in all primates. Then binocular vision (general primate trait associated with living in trees) and then monogamy, potentially, though that occurs only in a very few species and then not even in the entire species (an example being humans ;)).
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Do rats have monocular or stereoscopic vision?
stereoscopic
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How could binocular vision by important n judging distances?
The binocular vision is the ability to see in three dimensions and to judge distance. And its important because it will help us judge distances more accurately. So if we didn't have binocular vision, it won't give us more information about certain parts of our eye.
