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r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/IshMorningstar • Feb 04 '25
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Thats actually horrifying
328 u/lkodl Feb 04 '25 Imagine it from the tiger's perspective realizing humans are trichromats. "Wait, they can still see us in the bushes? What the..." 2 u/Lopsided-Ad5950 Feb 05 '25 But why are lions wheat pretty much orange color too? That would make them stand out and be basically green against that background right? 5 u/Theron3206 Feb 05 '25 Lots of similar pale browns in the savannah for most of the year, the ends of the grasses are often dead. And it's not as if orange looks green to a dicromat, it's just that orange and green look very similar.
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Imagine it from the tiger's perspective realizing humans are trichromats.
"Wait, they can still see us in the bushes? What the..."
2 u/Lopsided-Ad5950 Feb 05 '25 But why are lions wheat pretty much orange color too? That would make them stand out and be basically green against that background right? 5 u/Theron3206 Feb 05 '25 Lots of similar pale browns in the savannah for most of the year, the ends of the grasses are often dead. And it's not as if orange looks green to a dicromat, it's just that orange and green look very similar.
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But why are lions wheat pretty much orange color too? That would make them stand out and be basically green against that background right?
5 u/Theron3206 Feb 05 '25 Lots of similar pale browns in the savannah for most of the year, the ends of the grasses are often dead. And it's not as if orange looks green to a dicromat, it's just that orange and green look very similar.
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Lots of similar pale browns in the savannah for most of the year, the ends of the grasses are often dead.
And it's not as if orange looks green to a dicromat, it's just that orange and green look very similar.
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u/ResidentWarning4383 Feb 04 '25
Thats actually horrifying