Animals And Insects Eyes And Facts (38 Pics)

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May 28, 2020 3:00 PM EDT

The eyes are the windows to the soul! 

It's quite bizarre-looking through all these animal and insect eyes and discovering how vastly different they are from one another. It's just mind-boggling to think there are so many different eye colors, shapes, uses, it's just too much to think about! 

Here is a huge list of numerous animals/insects and a close-up of what their eye looks like and what "special features" it may have. 

A majority of these incredible shots are taken by the incredibly talented photographer Suren Manvelyan! Check more of his amazing work here! 

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    Iris - 1. Cats can see eight times better than humans.
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    Organism - 2. Because geckos are nocturnal, their eyes are more light-sensitive, with the pupils constricting when they hit light.
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    Text - 3. Llamas have eyes that adjust to high altitudes. Suren Manvelyan
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    Eye - 4. A crocodile's eyes can adapt to twilight or nighttime. SurenMahvelyan.com
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    Organism - 8. Chameleons can rotate their eyes 360 degrees independently of one another! ODaniel Heuelin Photoshot/Solent
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    Eye - 7. A goat's wide pupils give them 330 degrees of vision, as opposed to a human's 185-degree view.
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    Organism - 6. Dragonflies have eyes that consist of thousands of thousands of tiny hexagonal eyes, giving them nearly 360-degree vision.
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    Eye - 5. Penguins have eyes that allow them to see better underwater.
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    Fruit - 9. A python's eye is mesmerizing.
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    Text - 13. The octopus has binocular vision.
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    Eye - 12. Owls cannot easily see from close distances, but they are excellent from farther away, particularly in low light. Suren Manvelyan
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    Text - 11. Marine mammals, like this whale, have limited vision because of the way the water refracts light.
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    Reptile - 10. A tokay gecko has transparent eyelids.
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    Eye - 14. Camels have three eyelids, but they are s0 thin that camels can still see even when their eyes are closed. Suren Manvelyan
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    Eye - 15. Acara fish can only see in two dimensions. Suren Manvelyan
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    Iris - 16. Lemurs have such excellent night vision that they can still make out colors in almost complete darkness. Suren Manvelyan
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    Iris - 17. Clear eyes like that of a husky can develop problems more easily. SurenManvelyan.com
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    Text - 20. Slugs, with their eyes on long stalks, have surprisingly strong vision.
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    Eye - 19. Macaws see everything in ultraviolet vision. Suren Manyelyan
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    Insect - 18. The hexagonal lenses of a bee are so strong that they can see ultraviolet rays that humans can't even perceive.
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    Eye - 24. Just like humans, chimpanzees have binocular vision. Suren Manvelvan
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    Circle - 23. Sterlet fish have oddly shaped pupils. Suren Manvelyan
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    Eye - 22. A crow's eyes almost look like they're frosted over. Chilling. Suren Manvelyan
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    Eye - 21. A chinchilla has truly striking eyes. It looks like a landscape! Suren Manvefyan
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    Eye - 27. Unlike other birds, the athene noctua owl is able to blink one eye and turn its head three- quarters of its total rotation. Suren Manvelyan
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    Text - 26. Parrots' ultraviolet vision allow them to see the maturation of fruits.
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    Eye - 25. Peacocks have lateral eyes to help them escape predators. Suren Manvelyaa
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    Eye - 28. All cats, like this Siamese cat, are born with blue eyes. They may change five or six weeks later, but sometimes they remain blue. SurenManvelyan.com
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    Hair - 29. This deer's eye looks like some kind of alien creature. Suren Manvelyan
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    Eye - 30. This hippo's eye is adapted for nighttime. Suren Manvelyan
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    Iris - 31. It used to be believed that dogs, like this Pekinese, can only see in black and white, but their vision isn't quite that limited. They simply cannot perceive all the colors that humans can. Suren Manvelyan
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    Reptile - A young tokay gecko is resting on driftwood. By Cathy Keifer | Shutterstock.com
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    Eye - he heron's eyes are ideal for hunting fish below the water's surface. Suren Margelyan
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    Circle - Sharks have membranes around their eyes that increase visual sensitivity with a reflective screen. Suren Manvelyan
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    Skin - Goats (Image credit: Shutterstock) Goats have distinctive, rectangular-shaped eyes.
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