Contrary to popular myth, the dogs see the world in color, not black and white

Russian researchers have found that dogs see the world is not monochrome, and able to distinguish between a limited set of colors. This visual range of dog is used for object recognition - in particular, the animals can thus choose certain items from the same series.

Earlier, dog handlers eschewed the use of color objects when training pets, but using colors can improve the results of their training. Researchers from the Russian Academy of Sciences tested eight dogs of various breeds and sizes as part of last year's research Institute in Washington and came to the conclusion that the color of dog carries more information than the brightness, the choice between visual stimuli, a variety of both brightness and color .



Earlier, the American scientist J. Neyts conducted experiments on dogs to find out whether they are able to distinguish colors. He found that, in contrast to the human eye, with three types of cone cells, responsible for the recognition of green, blue, yellow and red, in the eyes of dogs have only two kinds of cones. This means that the dogs distinguish blue and yellow, but do not perceive red and green.

via factroom.ru