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Princeton : Wild Hummingbirds See a Broad Range of Colors Humans Can Only Imagine

By: Targeted News Service Dateline: PRINCETON, New Jersey
Date: June 26, 2020
Rocky Mountain Biological LaboratoryGothicColoradoSelasphorus platycercus

Summary

The Princeton Environmental Institute issued the following news: To find food, dazzle mates, escape predators and navigate diverse terrain, birds rely on their excellent color vision. "Humans are color-blind compared to birds and many other animals," said Mary Caswell Stoddard, an assistant professo