Called a tapetum, this mirror-like membrane reflects light that has already passed through the retina back through the retina a second time, giving the light another chance to strike the light ...

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Walleye are aptly named because of their unique eyes that have a reflective layer of pigment called the tapetum lucidum, ...

Ring-tailed lemurs look different! They retain a number of primitive mammalian traits. For example: Reflective tapetum lucidum, which is a layer of cells in the wall of the eye that reflects light ...

Maestro Juan Flores’s apprentices brought my passport to the spirit world of jaguars in a small plastic chalice. It contained “la medicina,” a syrupy brown decoction of chacruna leaves and ...

And finally, dogs have a layer over their retinas called a tapetum, which reflects light that got past the retina back through the retina from behind. This gives light a second chance at being ...

The part that changes colour is called the tapetum lucidum. It is a shiny, mirrored layer behind the retina that helps some animals to see in the dark. When light enters the eye much of it hits the ...

Many nocturnal animals have a reflective surface, called a tapetum lucidum, behind their retinas that allows their eyes to take in more light. 'It's about enhancing their vision as much as possible.

Tarsiers share a common ancestor with all anthropoids. We know this because like all higher primates, tarsiers lack a tapetum lucidum—the reflective layer in the eyes of nocturnal animals.

A leopard's vision is specialised for hunting at night. A replective layer behind the retina called a tapetum amplifies the smallest amount of light, ebling them to hunt on the darkest nights.

Called a tapetum, this mirror-like membrane reflects light that has already passed through the retina back through the retina a second time, giving the light another chance to strike the light ...