Los gatos no ven en infrarrojo: esto es lo que realmente perciben en la noche
Desde tiempos antiguos, los gatos han sido asociados con misterio y visión nocturna casi sobrenatural. Esta creencia popular, reforzada por su habilidad para moverse con destreza en la penumbra ha generado mitos como que ven en blanco y negro o que disponen de visión infrarroja.
TL;DR
- Cats do not see in total darkness or entirely in black and white.
- They require some ambient light to see, but can function in light levels much lower than humans.
- Adaptations include a high density of rod cells, a tapetum lucidum, and widely dilating vertical pupils.
- These features aid in navigation, object detection, and reacting to movement in low light.
- Cats primarily perceive blues and yellows, but their color vision is reduced in darkness.
- Their low-light vision prioritizes light and movement detection over sharp color details.