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how do the retinas of the eyes of night hunting animals differ from the retinas of animals that hunt during the day time

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Night hunting animals have more rod cells in their retinas which allows them to see better in the dark.
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Hello,

Night-hunting animals have more rod cells than day-hunting animals. This is most likely because night-hunting animals have to be able to see better than day-hunting animals.
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