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[–] VivianRixia@piefed.social 79 points 2 months ago (30 children)

So was it just random that their fur is orange and not green? As both would help hunt prey just as well. Or is the advantage of being orange, that it wards away other tigers and predators that might otherwise muscle into its territory and create conflict.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 184 points 2 months ago (15 children)

It’s also orange because mammals can’t produce green pigments, so orange is the next best thing if your prey is red-green colorblind.

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (4 children)

... So how do green eyes work?

[–] P00ptart@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The color of your eyes doesn't have anything to do with the cones and rods that pick up the light reflected off of objects.

[–] Landless2029@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I mean the pigment of the iris.

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