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Printable animal eye-fact cards

Print a deck of animal eye-fact cards, cut along the dashed lines and play. Pick a group: each card shows how that animal sees, worked out from real eye measurements. 11 groups, 222 cards, free for classrooms and home.

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Tip: print on card, two cards across an A4 or US Letter page. The deck shows only the group you picked.

  1. Red tulips as a cat sees them (simulation).

    Cat

    Sees blues and yellows

    • Blue + yellow: Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike.
    • 7.2× blurrier: Sees about 7.2 times less detail than you.
    • 1.3× slower: Fast things look about 1.3 times slower to a cat.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/cat/

  2. Red tulips as a dog sees them (simulation).

    Dog

    Sees blues and yellows

    • Blue + yellow: Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike.
    • 7.7× blurrier: Sees about 7.7 times less detail than you.
    • 1.3× slower: Fast things look about 1.3 times slower to a dog.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/dog/

  3. Red tulips as a horse sees them (simulation).

    Horse

    Sees blues and yellows

    • Blue + yellow: Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike.
    • 3.2× blurrier: Sees about 3.2 times less detail than you.
    • All around: Sees almost all the way around. Only a slice behind its head is hidden.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/horse/

  4. Red tulips as a brown rat sees them (simulation).

    Brown rat

    Sees ultraviolet

    • Ultraviolet: Sees ultraviolet, a colour you can't see at all.
    • 43× blurrier: Sees about 43 times less detail than you.
    • A brown rat takes in fewer snapshots of the world each second than you: about five sixths as many.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/brown-rat/

  5. Red tulips as a house mouse sees them (simulation).

    House mouse

    Sees ultraviolet

    • Ultraviolet: Sees ultraviolet, a colour you can't see at all.
    • 128× blurrier: Sees about 128 times less detail than you.
    • A house mouse takes in fewer snapshots of the world each second than you: about two thirds as many.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/house-mouse/

  6. Red tulips as a cow sees them (simulation).

    Cow

    Sees blues and yellows

    • Blue + yellow: Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike.
    • 13× blurrier: Sees about 13 times less detail than you.
    • The zone where both its eyes see the same thing is about a quarter as wide as yours.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/cow/

  7. Red tulips as a rhesus macaque sees them (simulation).

    Rhesus macaque

    Colours a lot like yours

    • Like you: Sees colours a lot like you do.
    • 1.2× blurrier: Sees about 1.2 times less detail than you.
    • 1.3× slower: Fast things look about 1.3 times slower to a rhesus macaque.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/rhesus-macaque/

  8. Red tulips as a Mongolian jird sees them (simulation).

    Mongolian jird

    Sees ultraviolet

    • Ultraviolet: Sees ultraviolet, a colour you can't see at all.
    • 35× blurrier: Sees about 35 times less detail than you.
    • The zone where both its eyes see the same thing is about a third as wide as yours.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/mongolian-jird/

  9. Grey wolf

    Sees blues and yellows

    • Blue + yellow: Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike.
    • 4.4× blurrier: Sees about 4.4 times less detail than you.
    • 1.4× slower: Fast things look about 1.4 times slower to a grey wolf.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/grey-wolf/

  10. Pig

    Sees blues and yellows

    • Blue + yellow: Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike.
    • 6.4× blurrier: Sees about 6.4 times less detail than you.
    • Sees fast motion at about the same speed as you.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/pig/

  11. Sheep

    Sees blues and yellows

    • Blue + yellow: Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike.
    • 11× blurrier: Sees about 11 times less detail than you.
    • Sees fast motion at about the same speed as you.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/sheep/

  12. Red tulips as a bottlenose dolphin sees them (simulation).

    Bottlenose dolphin

    Sees no colour at all

    • No colour: Sees no colour at all, only light and dark.
    • 19× blurrier: Sees about 19 times less detail than you.
    • Mirror eyes: Sees well in dim light: a mirror layer at the back of its eyes bounces light back.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/bottlenose-dolphin/

  13. Goat

    Sees blues and yellows

    • Blue + yellow: Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike.
    • 7.6× blurrier: Sees about 7.6 times less detail than you.
    • The zone where both its eyes see the same thing is about a third as wide as yours.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/goat/

  14. Rabbit

    Sees blues and yellows

    • Blue + yellow: Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike.
    • 24× blurrier: Sees about 24 times less detail than you.
    • A rabbit takes in fewer snapshots of the world each second than you: about half as many.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/rabbit/

  15. White-tailed deer

    Sees blues and yellows

    • Blue + yellow: Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike.
    • Keeps no fixed hours: it is up by day and by night.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/white-tailed-deer/

  16. Red tulips as a big brown bat sees them (simulation).

    Big brown bat

    128 times blurrier than you

    • 128× blurrier: Sees about 128 times less detail than you.
    • Night shift: Most of its day happens at night.
    • Horizon stripe: Its sharpest vision is a stripe along the horizon, not a single spot.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/big-brown-bat/

  17. Common treeshrew

    Sees blues and yellows

    • Blue + yellow: Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike.
    • 14× blurrier: Sees about 14 times less detail than you.
    • 1.5× slower: Fast things look about 1.5 times slower to a common treeshrew.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/common-treeshrew/

  18. Ferret

    Sees blues and yellows

    • Blue + yellow: Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike.
    • 25× blurrier: Sees about 25 times less detail than you.
    • Wide: Sees a bit wider than you.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/ferret/

  19. Northern tree shrew

    Sees blues and yellows

    • Blue + yellow: Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike.
    • 30× blurrier: Sees about 30 times less detail than you.
    • Sees fast motion at about the same speed as you.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/northern-tree-shrew/

  20. African elephant

    Sees blues and yellows

    • Blue + yellow: Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike.
    • 7.4× blurrier: Sees about 7.4 times less detail than you.
    • Keeps no fixed hours: it is up by day and by night.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/african-elephant/

  21. Daurian ground squirrel

    Sees blues and yellows

    • Blue + yellow: Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike.
    • 16× blurrier: Sees about 16 times less detail than you.
    • Active by day, like you.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/daurian-ground-squirrel/

  22. Gray mouse lemur

    Sees blues and yellows

    • Blue + yellow: Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike.
    • 14× blurrier: Sees about 14 times less detail than you.
    • Night shift: Most of its day happens at night.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/gray-mouse-lemur/

  23. Tammar wallaby

    Sees blues and yellows

    • Blue + yellow: Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike.
    • 17× blurrier: Sees about 17 times less detail than you.
    • The zone where both its eyes see the same thing is about half as wide as yours.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/tammar-wallaby/

  24. Thirteen-lined ground squirrel

    Sees blues and yellows

    • Blue + yellow: Sees mostly blues and yellows. Red and green look alike.
    • 16× blurrier: Sees about 16 times less detail than you.
    • Active by day, like you.

    seelikeanimals.com/animals/mammals/thirteen-lined-ground-squirrel/

A simulation made from published eye studies. Not what the animal feels.

Where do the facts on the cards come from?

From the same fact engine as the rest of the site. Each fact is worked out from published eye measurements, and a card only says what the measurements support.

How do I play with the cards?

Deal them out and take turns reading the bold line. Others guess the animal before the picture is shown. Or sort the deck: sharpest eyes, most colours, widest view.

Can I copy the cards for my class?

Yes. Print as many as you need for your own class or home. The cards are free and need no account.

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