Eye Spy | National Geographic

you’ve heard about dogs being able to

you’ve heard about dogs being able to hear high-pitched sounds that are

hear high-pitched sounds that are

hear high-pitched sounds that are virtually undetectable to the human ear

virtually undetectable to the human ear

virtually undetectable to the human ear well the latest buzz in the paleontology

well the latest buzz in the paleontology

well the latest buzz in the paleontology world is that dinosaurs might have had a

world is that dinosaurs might have had a

world is that dinosaurs might have had a similar extraordinary ability to see a

similar extraordinary ability to see a

similar extraordinary ability to see a wider range of shades in the color

wider range of shades in the color

wider range of shades in the color spectrum that humans can make out we’re

spectrum that humans can make out we’re

spectrum that humans can make out we’re limited to a four color combination

limited to a four color combination

limited to a four color combination where dinosaur relatives and maybe dinos

where dinosaur relatives and maybe dinos

where dinosaur relatives and maybe dinos themselves can see much more including

themselves can see much more including

themselves can see much more including infrared and ultraviolet dinosaurs are

infrared and ultraviolet dinosaurs are

infrared and ultraviolet dinosaurs are after all just one branch of a long line

after all just one branch of a long line

after all just one branch of a long line of colorful creatures scientists had

of colorful creatures scientists had

of colorful creatures scientists had discovered that some birds like the

discovered that some birds like the

discovered that some birds like the flashy peacock have a secret lair to

flashy peacock have a secret lair to

flashy peacock have a secret lair to their blueprints or color scheme that’s

their blueprints or color scheme that’s

their blueprints or color scheme that’s only visible in ultraviolet light

Tyrannosaurus Rex an early predecessor

Tyrannosaurus Rex an early predecessor to birds and thought to have advanced

to birds and thought to have advanced

to birds and thought to have advanced vision could perhaps make out prey

vision could perhaps make out prey

vision could perhaps make out prey otherwise camouflaged by natural light

otherwise camouflaged by natural light

otherwise camouflaged by natural light so unbeknownst to this guy the

so unbeknownst to this guy the

so unbeknownst to this guy the ultraviolet color found in his skin

ultraviolet color found in his skin

ultraviolet color found in his skin could actually act as a hidden signal to

could actually act as a hidden signal to

could actually act as a hidden signal to the eyes of a stalking t-rex on the flip

the eyes of a stalking t-rex on the flip

the eyes of a stalking t-rex on the flip side these special color powers could be

side these special color powers could be

side these special color powers could be used to hide from predators as well

used to hide from predators as well

used to hide from predators as well tropical frogs another distant Dino

tropical frogs another distant Dino

tropical frogs another distant Dino relative use a special type of infrared

relative use a special type of infrared

relative use a special type of infrared pigment in their skin to hide from their

pigment in their skin to hide from their

pigment in their skin to hide from their snaky counterparts who in turn use

snaky counterparts who in turn use

snaky counterparts who in turn use infrared light like a night-vision

infrared light like a night-vision

infrared light like a night-vision camera to track them in the dark

camera to track them in the dark

camera to track them in the dark side-by-side the frog with a special

side-by-side the frog with a special

side-by-side the frog with a special infrared pigment and its skin

infrared pigment and its skin

infrared pigment and its skin effectively becomes invisible to which

effectively becomes invisible to which

effectively becomes invisible to which predators now you see me you don’t

predators now you see me you don’t

predators now you see me you don’t amazing the other guy becomes a midnight

amazing the other guy becomes a midnight

amazing the other guy becomes a midnight snack