A tiny area in the center of the retina called the fovea is critically important to viewing fine details in humans. Densely packed with cone photoreceptor cells, it is used while reading, driving and gazing at objects of interest. Some animals have a similar feature in their eyes, but researchers believed that among mammals the fovea was unique to primates - until now. University of Pennsylvania vision scientists report that dogs, too, have an area of ...
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