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Ever notice mammals never seem to come in green? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Birds, fish, reptiles, amphibians, insects? Sure. But no mammals.

So I had to google it. Apparently, there is a sloth that moves around so slowly moss grows all over it and it doesn't care. So it may appear green, but only in the sense that it wears it.

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[–] [email protected] 38 points 4 months ago (5 children)

You’d think evolutionary, there would be at least some green mammals to help them blend into the plant life around them. Like bunnies hiding in bushes, or monkeys in trees. I suppose shades of brown work similarly in the same situations.

I know some predators don’t see color the same way humans do — could the lack of green and dominance of brown have something to do with seeing motion, or heat, or something else we don’t see?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

At least humans have the highest sensitivity specifically around 555 nm (green).

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