On a recent walk hunting for photos, I came across this cat also hunting. And for some reason this got me wondering if cats see in colour…if AI can be believed, cats (and dogs) have ‘dichromatic’ vision (see fewer colours than humans).
The got me wondering if the cat as predator would be harder to see if it’s prey saw only black and white…
See below for a one-click b&w conversion:
Technical: Canon EOS R5 , ISO 3200, 1/400 sec, f/8, 100-400mm zoom lens at 400mm, handheld
See also from the Canadian Wildlife Federation Blog: Do You See What I See? How Different Species See Colour