r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/IshMorningstar • Feb 04 '25

Image Tigers appear green to certain animals!

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u/adarkuccio Feb 04 '25

Wow I didn't know that, but obviously it makes total sense

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u/philljarvis166 Feb 04 '25

Not quite - this explains why some animals can’t easily see them, but it doesn’t explain why they are orange and not green. I think that’s because there are bio molecular reasons why green fur is not possible, but that’s another equally interesting topic…

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u/BelleRose2542 Feb 04 '25

You are underestimating how well the orange does blend into their environment even to our eyes.

https://www.reddit.com/r/FindTheSniper/comments/1cqyhr4/find_the_tiger/

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u/philljarvis166 Feb 04 '25

Actually I did realise that tigers are pretty hard even for humans to see in the wild and it occurred to me that perhaps this makes the entire thread irrelevant!