What If You Had Animal Eyes?

What is true about a chameleon's eyes?

• They have cone-shaped bumps that are actually fused-together eyelids.

• They have nine more types of color receptors than human eyes do.

• They are covered by a thin layer of cells that regrows each night.

• They can drop out of its head and pop back inside.

The dragonfly's three small, extra eyes can

• sense light and shadows

• work when the main eyes are closed

• change color

• disappear into the insect's head

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What is one thing a bullfrog's eyes help it do?

• see colors at night

• push meals down its throat

• see ultraviolet light

• camouflage itslef to hide from predators

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At the back of each eye of a colossal squid is a part that

• generates an electric charge to stun prey

• creates clouds of ink

• produces its own light

• keeps both near and far objects in focus at t he same time

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A tarsier has giant eyes that

• have pupils shaped like rectangles

• can turn separately from each other

• each weigh more than its brain

• glow red if light is shined on them

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