What we see, what our pets see

[Catherine]

Not all humans have the same level of vision and definitely not the same level of colour vision. 
You are right about cats. They don't see clearly in the distance, but a dog a block away will recognize you.
Insects don't need to see things in the distance. Hawks do. Vision has developed according to what we need to see to survive.

Chameleons are different again. I don't know how far they can see, but the see two different images at the same time. Each eye sees independently. Their brains handle seeing two different images. So they can see forward and back at the same time. That would be a real advantage.

You have amazing dreams. What was it like to be a bee? They have very different vision from us. They even see the colours differently. Some white flowers are a totally different colour to a bee.

I seriously want to know what my snakes see. I think some types of snake have better vision than others.