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Facts about Tarsier Vision Capabilities
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A tarsier's forward-facing eyes provide binocular overlap that gives them precise depth perception, essential for judging distances when leaping at prey in darkness.
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The visual cortex of tarsiers is proportionally enlarged compared to most primates, reflecting the heavy neural investment in processing their exceptional night vision.
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Specialized retinas in tarsiers are rod-dominated with no fovea, adapting them exclusively for nocturnal low-light hunting.
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Tarsiers cannot move their large, fixed eyes within their sockets, so they compensate by rotating their heads nearly 180 degrees in each direction.
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Each eye of a tarsier is roughly the same size as its entire brain, making them the largest eyes relative to body size of any mammal.