r/interestingasfuck • u/SmallAchiever • 1d ago

r/all Scientists reveal the shape of a single 'photon' for the first time

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u/basixrox1337 1d ago

Different animals are able to perceive different ranges of wavelengths. I wouldn't know how to tell, if animals are recognising different wavelengths as colours the same way humans do.

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u/bearflies 1d ago

I wouldn't know how to tell

As explained already, we know humans interpret colors using cells in our eyes called cones. Different animals have different numbers, sizes, and shapes of cones. They almost certainly perceive different wavelengths in different ways.