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Sleepless Nights & Cat Fights: The Nightly Adventures of Artemis
Ever find yourself wide awake at 1:00 AM, contemplating the mysteries of life while your cat prepares for its late-night fly-hunting mission? Well, that's exactly where we kick things off! Today, we're diving into the fascinating world of feline vision through the eyes of Artemis, our favorite blackish-grayish cat. Did you know that she can spot movement 300 times faster than us? That’s like seeing the world in slow-mo while we’re just trying to keep up! We’ll explore how her eyes gather six times more light than ours, making her nighttime escapades a whole lot more exciting. So, grab your favorite cozy drink, and let’s wonder together about what we humans might have traded away to experience the world as it is now. Tune in, and let’s get this wild ride started!
Takeaways:
- In the wee hours of the morning, our feline friends have their own little adventures, like the time Artemis, the cat, played a lethal game of fly tag at 1am.
- Cats have some seriously crazy vision, spotting movement 300 times faster than us humans. It’s like they’re living in a slow-motion action movie!
- Did you know that cats gather six times more light than we do? Their world is like a permanent Instagram filter – less vibrant but perfect for hunting in low light.
- Ever wondered what humans might have traded away in order to see the world as we do? It’s a fun thought experiment that makes you appreciate our own senses!
- Artemis’s nighttime antics reveal how their senses are tailored for hunting, making me think about how evolution shapes our perceptions.
- James wraps it all up by inviting listeners to ponder their own perspectives and encourages them to share their thoughts at his website.
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Transcript
The three Things She Does Best this is Commentary from James A.
Speaker A:Brown it's another sleepless night in the Brown household, and I found myself waiting in the bathroom to yawn at 1:00am that's when Artemis, the blackish grayish cat, strolled to my feet to do the three things she does play, stalk and kill.
Speaker A:In this case, all at once as she, eyes wide and paws ready, aimed to end the life of a fly.
Speaker A:She got close time and time again, and all I can wonder is how?
Speaker A:What does she see?
Speaker A:Recent research shows that cats see the world in ways that I never imagined.
Speaker A:She can spot movement 300 times faster than me, literally seeing the world in slow motion.
Speaker A:In her eyes they gather six more times light than mine in colors they look washed out to her, more like an old Instagram filter.
Speaker A:And what really gets me is her world is designed for exactly what she was doing at my feet at 1am hunting for something small in low light, every part of her vision traded away to get something else.
Speaker A:Makes me wonder what did humans trade away to see the world of now?
Speaker A:So what do you think?
Speaker A:Let me know in the comments and check out more@jamesabrown.net on that note, I'm James A.
Speaker A:Brown and as always, be well.
