Princeton: Wild Hummingbirds See a Broad Range of Colors Humans Can Only Imagine
June 26, 2020
June 26, 2020
PRINCETON, New Jersey, June 26 -- The Princeton Environmental Institute issued the following news:
To find food, dazzle mates, escape predators and navigate diverse terrain, birds rely on their excellent color vision.
"Humans are color-blind compared to birds and many other animals," said Mary Caswell Stoddard, an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton and associated faculty in the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI).
To find food, dazzle mates, escape predators and navigate diverse terrain, birds rely on their excellent color vision.
"Humans are color-blind compared to birds and many other animals," said Mary Caswell Stoddard, an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at Princeton and associated faculty in the Princeton Environmental Institute (PEI).