Since ancient times, representatives of the cat family attributed magical abilities. At different times, they worshiped as gods, accused of having connections with the devil. Their whole life was shrouded in mystery and mysticism. The reason is amazing the abilities of cats, some of which science cannot explain before so far. Shot from the film “Ghost” (1990). Actor character Patrick Swayze, who has become a ghost, scares her friend’s cat. 
Photos from open sources They can fall from a large heights and defiantly run away after that on their feet, find the way home hundreds of kilometers away and see what inaccessible to humans. Many pet owners are not rare observed their strange behavior. For example, something might scare cat, when there is no threat to the human eye. And so now to biologists Ron Douglas from London City University London and Glen Jeffrey (Glen Jeffery) from University College London (UCL) seems to be managed to unravel one of the secrets of the behavior of many mammals, and it is their ultraviolet vision. The human eye is not capable perceive radiation in the UV range (less than 400 nm), because its main part is delayed by the lens. Because of this, people do not can see special patterns on flowers that are open to insects, or traces of urine left by rodents. UV susceptibility quite common among animals, for example, birds, bees, butterflies, deep-sea crabs and others. However, it was previously believed that it is rare in mammals. This list includes some mice, rats, moles, marsupials and bats. All of these animals on the retina are sensitive to UV radiation visual pigment. The researchers decided to figure out how things are deal with other mammals. To do this, they asked to send them dead animals from zoos, shelters and veterinary clinics. IN as a result, they got at their disposal a wide variety of eyes, and namely from 38 species from 25 families. Scientists have explored all of these visual organs and in particular the lenses on the ability transmit light of different wavelengths. It turned out that many animals no internal UV filter. Among them are cats, dogs, okapi, ferrets and hedgehogs. This means that all of them, unlike people, must perceive this part of the light spectrum. Now to researchers it remains to be seen to what extent and what types of mammals able to see UV radiation, as well as what inventions of nature in addition to specific visual pigment, they are helped in this. how to know, maybe soon someone will learn to better understand their beloved cat, or make sure that she finally left of the mind.
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