Why cats can see in the dark

Cats can hunt at dusk, dawn and at night because they only need about 17% of the amount of light we need to see clearly. — Photo: Jason Leung on Unsplash

Cats aren’t just good looking animals; they have some amazing skills thanks to their biology. In particular, the way cat eyes work gives this small animal top predator status.

Our human round pupils offer a terrifically wide field of vision and we are brilliant at seeing in daylight but our eyes don’t do well in low light.