What Your Cat Sees at 1 AM
Let’s dive into the intriguing world of feline vision! This episode takes a playful peek into the life of Artemis, the blackish grayish cat, who is living her best life hunting flies at 1:00 AM while most of us are fast asleep. I mean, can you believe her eyeball skills? She can spot movement 300 times faster than us humans! It’s like she’s living in a slow-motion action movie while we’re stuck in regular old Netflix mode. We’ll explore how her eyes gather six times more light than ours and how colors look to her—think of an old Instagram filter, but way more stylish. So grab a cup of coffee (or a catnip toy) and join us as we ponder what humans might have traded away to see the world as it is now. Trust me, you won’t want to miss this one!
Picture this: it's 1:00 AM, and you're just trying to catch some Z's when your cat, Artemis, decides it's prime time for a little midnight hunting expedition. I found myself standing in the bathroom, half-asleep and half-amused, while she was on a mission to stalk and kill a fly. Now, that’s not just any fly; it’s the fly that dared to invade our cozy little home! I couldn’t help but marvel at her unyielding focus and poise, which set me off on a journey to understand just how cats perceive the world. Turns out, our feline friends see things in a way that’s both mind-blowing and a bit funny. For instance, Artemis can spot movement up to 300 times faster than I can, which is like having her own superhero power! Imagine seeing everything in slow motion while I’m just trying to keep up with the pace of life.
As I dove deeper into the research, I learned that she gathers six times more light than my tired human eyes could ever hope to. Colors? Well, let’s say her world looks like an old Instagram filter – washed out and a bit funky. It’s a wild thought, really, that every part of her vision is finely tuned for the ultimate hunting experience, especially in low light. It made me wonder, what have we humans traded away in our quest for survival? What are we missing while we’re busy scrolling through our phones? The episode wraps up with a playful nudge for listeners to reflect on their own perceptions and maybe share some thoughts in the comments. So, what do you think? How do we see the world versus how our pets see it?
Takeaways:
- Artemis, the cat, has some serious skills when it comes to stalking and hunting, especially at 1:00 AM!
- Did you know cats can see movement 300 times faster than humans? That's like superpower level!
- Cats gather six times more light than we do, making their nighttime adventures a walk in the park!
- The colors cats see look like washed-out Instagram filters, but that's just how they roll!
- Every part of a cat's vision is tailored for low-light hunting; their eyes are basically night-vision goggles!
- The podcast makes you ponder: What did humans give up to see the world the way we do now? Let's chat about that!
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Transcript
The three Things She Does Best this is Commentary from James A.
Speaker A:Brown it's another sleepless night in the Brown household, and I found myself waiting in the bathroom to yawn at 1:00am that's when Artemis, the blackish grayish cat, strolled to my feet to do the three things she does play, stalk and kill.
Speaker A:In this case, all at once as she, eyes wide and paws ready, aimed to end the life of a fly.
Speaker A:She got close time and time again, and all I can wonder is how?
Speaker A:What does she see?
Speaker A:Recent research shows that cats see the world in ways that I never imagined.
Speaker A:She can spot movement 300 times faster than me, literally seeing the world in slow motion.
Speaker A:In her eyes they gather six more times light than mine in colors they look washed out to her, more like an old Instagram filter.
Speaker A:And what really gets me is her world is designed for exactly what she was doing at my feet at 1am hunting for something small in low light, every part of her vision traded away to get something else.
Speaker A:Makes me wonder what did humans trade away to see the world of now?
Speaker A:So what do you think?
Speaker A:Let me know in the comments and check out more@jamesabrown.net on that note, I'm James A.
Speaker A:Brown and as always, be well.
