Small birds' vision: Not so sharp but superfast
Sunday, March 20, 2016 - 21:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
One may expect a creature that darts around its habitat to be capable of perceiving rapid changes as well. Yet birds are famed more for their good visual acuity. New research now shows that, in small passerines (perching birds) in the wild, vision is considerably faster than in any other vertebrates -- and more than twice as fast as ours.