Mews and Nips: Your Cat Can See Things You Can’t

Do you ever watch your cat stare at something behind you, and when you turn around, there’s nothing there? Well, maybe you shouldn’t be so sure! Biologists at City University in London, England discovered that cats and other mammals see in ultraviolet, something that was previously only attributed to insects, birds, fish, some amphibians, and reptiles. The lens of the human eye blocks ultraviolet light. Ultimately, knowing that many animals have ultraviolet vision could provide a deeper under...