Cats are amazing animals whose hunting instincts are still preserved. One of the amazing features is the cat's eyes; their pupils are vertical and narrow. In the article, you will find out what exactly this feature is connected with.
Causes of vertical pupils in cats
Cats need slit pupils to provide light both during the day and at night.
Good eyesight is essential for furry animals to hunt in the wild.
It is thanks to the shape of their pupils that cats can see small prey even in the dark. For example, mice, insects or birds.
There is a special membrane at the back of the cat's eye, which also allows the cat to see at night, which makes the cat's eyes glow in the dark.
Conclusions
Many features of cats that humans think are cute are actually tools for hunting.
After all, cats are predators that hunt at night.
In your house, all the hunting instincts of the animal are preserved. Therefore, it is so important to pay attention to games with your pet, buy toys, laser pointers.
In addition to vision, cats use their whiskers and hearing to hunt prey.
Cats are able to accurately determine the distance to the prey, which makes them good hunters.
A person has round pupils, since we use the daytime for wakefulness.
