Answer #2

Cats are built to hunt. Among their superior senses, they have excellent eyesight. They have a wider field of vision than humans do, so they can accurately judge where their prey is. Their large, light-sensitive eyes, like their wild cousins, are for night hunting. A cat’s pupils contract to slits rather than circles. This allows them to control more precisely the amount of light that enters their eyes and also to protect their retinas. The pupils also have a reflective layer called the tapetum lucidumthat helps cats see better in darkness—and makes their eyes shine yellow-green in car headlights or flash photographs.

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Singer, Marilyn. Cats to the Rescue. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2006. Print.

Cats are made to hunt. They have excellent eyesight to name one of their superior senses. They have a bigger field of vision than people do, so they can figure out where their prey is. Their eyes are large and sensitive to light like their wild relatives and this helps night hunting. A cat’s pupils shrink to slits rather than circles. This helps them control the amount of light that comes in their eyes and protects their retinas. The pupils have a reflective part named the tapetum lucidum that makes cats see in the dark, and it makes their eyes look yellow-green in car lights or camera flashes.

Works Cited

Singer, Marilyn. Cats to the Rescue. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 2006. Print.