6 Secret Superpowers Dogs Have That Humans Don’t first appeared on Parade Pets on Jun 29, 2025 This story was originally ...

When we hear that reindeer eyes change color, most of us think of the iris—the colored part of the eye. While reindeer ...

During the summer, the gold tapetum lucidum reflects most of the light back out of the reindeer’s eyes. ©pawopa3336/iStock via Getty Images How This Adaptation Benefits Reindeer in the Wild ...

Scientists examine a tapetum lucidum from a winter reindeer eye supplied by Sami herders in Norway. Photograph By Robert Fosbury. At 70 degrees north, near Tromsø in Norway or Utqiagvik ...

The tapetum lucidum helps sharks thrive in deep, dark waters. ©Greg Amptman/Shutterstock.com Since sharks are most active during low-light conditions, they use their highly developed vision to ...

Nocturnal animals like cats have a tapetum lucidum layer behind their retina, enhancing vision in low light. June 18, 2025 e-Paper. LOGIN Account. eBooks Subscribe GIFT FRONT PAGE.

Song also added a patterned metal reflector beneath the image sensor, modelled on the reflective layer of cells called the tapetum lucidum that sits behind the light-sensing retina in cats’ eyes.

National Alligator Day is celebrated on May 29 and was created to raise awareness about alligators. Alligators are native to the United States, Mexico and China, with Florida having a large ...

Leopards have extraordinary night vision thanks to a reflective layer in their eyes called the tapetum lucidum an adaptation so powerful, it’s inspired engineers developing space technology for ...

Third, they also have a tapetum lucidum, a reflective layer behind their retinas that allows any light to pass through the eye twice. These extras work together. In low light, ...