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1. www.npr.org › sections › health-shotsEye Shapes Of The Animal World Hint At Differences In Our ...

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   Aug 7, 2015 · Take a close look at a house cat's eyes and you'll see pupils that look like vertical slits. But a tiger has round pupils — like humans do. And the eyes of other animals, like goats and...

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3. www.lasikbyoclivision.com › 90-animals-ranked-by90 Animals Ranked by Eyesight and How They Compare to Humans

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   As animals have evolved more complex bodies and behaviors, their eyes have also evolved to suit their survival needs. The team at Lasik by OCLI Vision has researched the wondrous variety of animal eyes to create the ultimate guide to how animal eyesight compares to humans.

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4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Night_monkeyNight monkey - Wikipedia

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   Night monkeys have large eyes which improve their vision at night, while their ears are mostly hidden, giving them their name Aotus, meaning "earless". Night monkeys are the only truly nocturnal monkeys with the exception of some cathemeral populations of Azara's night monkey , who have irregular bursts of activity during day and night.

5. animaldiversity.org › accounts › Aotus_trivirgatusADW: Aotus trivirgatus: INFORMATION

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   Aotus trivirgatus differ from most nocturnal animals by having color vision. This fact, along with the structure of the eye, suggests that the ancestors of the night monkeys were diurnal. Though they have evolved very large eyes for low light conditions their activity is dependent on moonlight and their activity is limited on very dark nights.

6. brainmuseum.org › Specimens › primatesComparative Mammalian Brain Collections: Owl monkey (Aotus ...

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   The eyes are very large and closely set. The muzzle is unfurred and the ears are quite small. The densely furred tail is nonprehensile. There is a sac below the chin which can be inflated at will and gives resonance to the voice. Aotus are found in forests from sea level to 2,100 meters.

7. neprimateconservancy.org › night-monkeysNight Monkeys | New England Primate Conservancy

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   The soulful eyes of the Nancy Ma’s night monkey, also called the Ma’s Night Monkey or Peruvian red-necked owl monkeys, peer from the hollow of trees in the Amazonian neotropics of South America. They make their homes in rainforests that range from Northern Peru to Western Brazil.

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   Do tiger eyes have round pupils?

   • But a tiger has round pupils — like humans do. And the eyes of other animals, like goats and horses, have slits that are horizontal. Scientists have now done the first comprehensive study of these three kinds of pupils. The shape of the animal's pupil, it turns out, is closely related to the animal's size and whether it's a predator or prey.

   Eye Shapes Of The Animal World Hint At Differences In Our Lifestyles - …

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   Do tiger eyes have slits?

   • Take a close look at a house cat's eyes and you'll see pupils that look like vertical slits. But a tiger has round pupils — like humans do. And the eyes of other animals, like goats and horses, have slits that are horizontal. Scientists have now done the first comprehensive study of these three kinds of pupils.

   Eye Shapes Of The Animal World Hint At Differences In Our Lifestyles - …

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   Do owl monkeys live up to their name?

   • Owl monkeys really do live up to their name. Just once in a while, zoologists like to combine the names of animals – something like the parrotfish or the dragonfly. This time, they’ve done it for good reason. Meet the owl monkey, also known as the night monkey, the world’s only nocturnal primate species.

   Meet The Owl Monkey: The World’s Only Nocturnal Monkey Species

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   Do owl monkeys have spherical eyes?

   • The lens of the eyes is more spherical than in monkey species that are active during the day, a chapter on nonhuman primates in the third edition of Laboratory Animal Medicine suggests. Most species of owl monkey live in pairs or in small family groups.

   Meet The Owl Monkey: The World’s Only Nocturnal Monkey Species

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   What animals have slits in their eyes?

   • Top row, from left: cuttlefish, lion, goat. Bottom row, from left: domestic cat, horse, gecko. Take a close look at a house cat's eyes and you'll see pupils that look like vertical slits. But a tiger has round pupils — like humans do. And the eyes of other animals, like goats and horses, have slits that are horizontal.

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   What does Aotus trivirgatus look like?

   • Aotus trivirgatus is found to prefer large canopied fruit trees. (Baer et al. 1994) Both males and females of Aotus trivirgatus are similar in size with a body length of 24 to 47 cm. Tail length ranges from 22 to 42 cm. Coats range from grizzled brown, gray or reddish backs and off white to orange undersides.

   ADW: Aotus trivirgatus: INFORMATION

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   Mar 13, 2024 · The standout feature of these owl monkeys is their unusually large eyes, which evolved in response to a nocturnal lifestyle – they are the only new world monkeys to be active at night.