Why Do Cats Have Vertical Pupils?

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Why do cats have vertical pupils? Cats share their distinctive vertical, slit-like pupils with some other animals such as snakes, foxes, and crocodiles. The animal kingdom contains many different species with a wide variety of pupil shapes and scientists have discovered why. They have concluded that the shape of an an
Why do cats have vertical pupils? Cats share their distinctive vertical, slit-like pupils with some other animals such as snakes, foxes, and crocodiles. The animal kingdom contains many different species with a wide variety of pupil shapes and scientists have discovered why. They have concluded that the shape of an animal’s pupils actually relates to how they live. Pupils are the portals that control the amount of light entering the eye. They do this by dilating and contracting, allowing more or less light to enter, depending on what is required. A vertical pupil has more room to expand, so it