What Does the Cheetah See?
In What Does the Cheetah See?, naturalist Steve Backshall attaches a camera to a cheetah’s head to experience what it sees when it is chasing prey. This video is excerpted from BBC's Deadly 60, an award-winning nature and adventure show for kids in which narrator Steve Backshall has one mission: to travel the globe in search of 60 of the world's deadliest animals.
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Q: What is special about cats’ eyesight?
A: It is specialized for seeing in darkness.
Q: How do cheetahs need to see?
A: They need to be able to see at high speeds in full light.
Q: What do they learn from the cheetah cam?
A: The cheetah’s head is stable as it moves.
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