https://www.thefarside.com/2026/10/16/0

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“Egad! Willard’s home early! Don’t move—his vision’s not very good, but his sense of smell and hearing are quite acute.”

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IRVi MAINTEN AND REPAI

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Rhinos might actually have far better eyesight than we used to think. I wish I had a source for you but I was told this by a friend in zoology

Just about everything has better eyesight than we used to think.

For instance:

Until the 1960s, popular belief held that most mammals outside of primates were monochromats. In the last half-century, however, a focus on behavioral and genetic testing of mammals has accumulated extensive evidence of dichromatic color vision in a number of mammalian orders. Mammals are now usually assumed to be dichromats (possessing S- and L-cones), with monochromats viewed as the exceptions.

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