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Can Dolphins See Colors


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Can Dolphins See Colors. While humans have three types of cone cells that allow us to see a wide range of colors, dolphins have just two types of cone cells. In theory it is possible that they have a limited form of color vision in some light condition.

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But dolphins only have one type of cone cell, so if they have any colour vision at all it is likely to be limited to colours in the blue/green spectrum. While humans have three types of cone cells that allow us to see a wide range of colors, dolphins have just two types of cone cells. One of the most intriguing questions about dolphins is what colors can they see?

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Sandy's Senseational Senses by Dolphin Research Center Can dolphins

This is because dolphins only have one type of cone cell in their retina, while humans and other animals with good color vision have two or three types of cone cells. Dolphins are colorblind, so they do not see colors. But dolphins only have one type of cone cell, so if they have any colour vision at all it is likely to be limited to colours in the blue/green spectrum. Dolphins only have one type of cone cell for seeing in color, whereas humans have three which gives us the ability to detect many more colors.

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