how are cats able to see in the dark
we will now start with our next project oh
my god the light is gone what are we
going to do I can't see a thing calm
down everybody there are some candles
somewhere around here phew thank God
we could not see a thing in the dark yes
what is it professor I have heard that
cats can see in the dark is it true yes
that's true when light hits the cat's
eyes the iris which is the color part of
the eye opens up very wide this allows a
lot of light to enter the eye even when
there is not a lot of light the iris
lets in as much light as possible cats
also have a layer in the back of their
eyes which acts as a mirror so when
there is very little light in the room
the mirror reflects the light to the
front of the eyes this helps the cat see
in the dark it is so cool I wish even I
had a mirror in my eye so I would not
get scared in the dark
oyster what are you looking at professor
nothing oyster what are you doing
looking at the cat professor I was just
wondering why cats lick themselves
actually that is a good question cats
lick to keep themselves clean the cats
tongue is rough and it acts like a brush
and wipes away dirt and hair oyster
have you noticed that cats hate taking bath
that's because cats do not like water
instead they prefer to lick themselves
clean rather than getting wet yes professor
even I don't like bathing wish I
could also lick myself clean haha well
that's not going to happen and now that
your doubt is cleared I hope your
attention will be in class and not
outside it
Oh no without light I feel absolutely blind
eerie what happened two glowing eyes in
that corner that's just a cat relax that
I can also make out now that the light
is back huh but why do cats eyes glow in
the dark it's so scary it's because
their eyes are made to see in low light
their eyes have tapetum lucidum
positioned at the back of the eye behind
the retina it reflects back the light
that hits it thus the amount of light
hitting the light censor cells in the
retina increases and of course gives the
cat eyes that glow in the dark
aha ouch, the cat missed bird by inches you don't
understand why cats would want to catch
any bird at all it's because cats are
basically hunters the hunter instinct
keep them wanting to hunt down birds too
ages ago cats used to live in the jungle
until one day cats were found by man and
tamed forever