Emily Forrester <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote
>Hi all,
>
>A person emailed me about gerbils, and was asking if I knew if they were
>color blind or not ... does anyone know?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Emily
>
They have cones and rods and their eyes contain two photo reactive
chemicals, On is the same as the one that allows us to see red, the
other is sensitive to light from green to ultra-violet wavelengths.
It has not been conclusively proved that they can see colour, but they
may have some ability to see a difference between red and blue.
--
Julian
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National Gerbil Society
http://www.gerbils.co.uk/
