Animal Perception Flashcards
gives excellent depth of perception and accurate estimates of distance to objects
Bifocal vision
Dogs see shades of ______
Violet and blue
Cat can discriminate _____ from _____
Blue, gray
Ruminants see long wavelengths of _____, _____ and _____.
Yellow, orange, red
Horse con discriminate _____ and _____
Red and blue
Rattlesnakes can detect
Infrared light
Are photoreceptor in the retina of the eye that can function in lower light better than the other type of visual photoreceptor
Rod cells
Vision in one eye only
Monocular vision
Cats rely almost entirely on _____ for their vision
Rod cells
The choices that an animal makes are influenced by:
Experience
Physiological status
Innate responses
Why do roosters crow?
To greet the day
To lead their flocks to forage
To cue a boundary
To alert about predators
Involves signaling for care and attention
Et-epimeletic behavior
Difference between monocular and binocular vision
Monocular - animals have eyes on the sides of the head
Binocular - have eyes close to each other on the front of the head
Sense of smell is poorly developed in _____ while well developed in _____
Avian, mammals
The choices that an animal makes is a result of analysis of _____
Environmental stimuli
