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Post by [s].x.[p].x.[e].x.[l].x.[l] on Mar 16, 2008 13:35:12 GMT -5
Sight is a key element in the survival of a cat, particularly one who must hunt and defend territory for themselves, like the cats do in the Clans. Like all predators, cats have large eyes on the front of their head. The cats eyes have more trouble picking out fine details up close and small objects, and wide ranges of colors. But they can see objects for long distances with clarity and can sense movement very well. The cats eyes have a particularly good adaption for seeing in the dark -- a type of mirror called a tapetum lucidum at the back of the eye reflects light, making it more powerful, and giving the flat-glow of a cat's eyes when photographed with a low-quality camera on a direct angle. A cat's pupil also has the ability to dilute and open wide more then ours; to avoid damage to the eye in bright light it can reduce it to a slit, while in near-black darkness it can open the pupil wide to attract the most light and see better in the darkness. Cats can not see in pitch-black, but have a greater ability to attract and use small amounts of light then we do.
The cat, like us, can narrow or widen it's eyes to express emotions. A cat also has a third, eyelid common to many hunting animals, which comes from the cat's inner side of the eye and protects the eye from debris and moisturizes the eye. It is not seen very much.
The domesticated and bred cat has a wide array of colored eyes which depend greatly on fur color, breed, and the colored eyes of parents and grand parents. There are many different shades of eye colour, and each can also change depending on the light they are exposed to and sometimes even the mood of the cat.
The most common eye colors are colors within the "middle" of the spectrum; greenish-yellow to gold. Deeper and usual colors like rich greens or bright coppers tend to be rarer. Some eye colors are very specific to pelt color -- pointed cats always have blue eyes, while cats with white markings around their eyes (including all white cats) have blue, gold, green, or copper.
Blue Eyes-
A lack of pigment in the eyes, blue eyes might be considered the most enchanting color of eyes, and are classified as part-albino because of the lack of pigment. True albinos have pink or red eyes; or very faintly blue-pink eyes. They come in a variety of different shades -- from a dark, flat blue to a crystal-like pale blue. Pointed cats always have blue eyes, and blue eyes are also common in solid white cats. Cats who are white and have blue eyes are often deaf (as in the case of Snowkit, Speckletail's son). Other colored cats with blue eyes are exceptionally rare.
Yellow Eyes-
Yellow eyes range in color from a dark orange to a bright, sulfur yellow. The common eye-color gold also belongs to the yellow eye family. Brown eyes are also somewhat rare, so I have not given them a place of their own in the page, and will group them here with yellows.
Green Eyes-
Like blue eyes, green eyes have a pretty range of colors, from a deep ivy green to a very pale bright green. Green eyes (like the human eye color hazel) often have amounts of yellow in them, or appear to have blue in them as well.
Odd Eyes/Albino Eyes-
Odd-eyed cats are not actually that uncommon, but none have appeared thus far in the Warriors series! They appear in white solids, and a cat may have one blue eye, one orange eye, one blue eye and one green eye, one blue eye and one yellow eye, as well as other combinations. In cats there are two types of albinos: blue-eyed albinos, with eyes that are blue-gray are more common then "true" albinos, which have red eyes.
Purple Eyes-
Though there are very few cases, it has been discovered that cats can have purple-shaded eyes as well. This generally comes up when an albino cat breeds with a cat with green or blue eyes, generally a gray cat. The reasons for this are unknown, but the results will occasionally come up with a cat with eyes of a purple shade, varying from a very dark purple to a lavender-blue color.
[/size][/color]The cat, like us, can narrow or widen it's eyes to express emotions. A cat also has a third, eyelid common to many hunting animals, which comes from the cat's inner side of the eye and protects the eye from debris and moisturizes the eye. It is not seen very much.
The domesticated and bred cat has a wide array of colored eyes which depend greatly on fur color, breed, and the colored eyes of parents and grand parents. There are many different shades of eye colour, and each can also change depending on the light they are exposed to and sometimes even the mood of the cat.
The most common eye colors are colors within the "middle" of the spectrum; greenish-yellow to gold. Deeper and usual colors like rich greens or bright coppers tend to be rarer. Some eye colors are very specific to pelt color -- pointed cats always have blue eyes, while cats with white markings around their eyes (including all white cats) have blue, gold, green, or copper.
Blue Eyes-
A lack of pigment in the eyes, blue eyes might be considered the most enchanting color of eyes, and are classified as part-albino because of the lack of pigment. True albinos have pink or red eyes; or very faintly blue-pink eyes. They come in a variety of different shades -- from a dark, flat blue to a crystal-like pale blue. Pointed cats always have blue eyes, and blue eyes are also common in solid white cats. Cats who are white and have blue eyes are often deaf (as in the case of Snowkit, Speckletail's son). Other colored cats with blue eyes are exceptionally rare.
Yellow Eyes-
Yellow eyes range in color from a dark orange to a bright, sulfur yellow. The common eye-color gold also belongs to the yellow eye family. Brown eyes are also somewhat rare, so I have not given them a place of their own in the page, and will group them here with yellows.
Green Eyes-
Like blue eyes, green eyes have a pretty range of colors, from a deep ivy green to a very pale bright green. Green eyes (like the human eye color hazel) often have amounts of yellow in them, or appear to have blue in them as well.
Odd Eyes/Albino Eyes-
Odd-eyed cats are not actually that uncommon, but none have appeared thus far in the Warriors series! They appear in white solids, and a cat may have one blue eye, one orange eye, one blue eye and one green eye, one blue eye and one yellow eye, as well as other combinations. In cats there are two types of albinos: blue-eyed albinos, with eyes that are blue-gray are more common then "true" albinos, which have red eyes.
Purple Eyes-
Though there are very few cases, it has been discovered that cats can have purple-shaded eyes as well. This generally comes up when an albino cat breeds with a cat with green or blue eyes, generally a gray cat. The reasons for this are unknown, but the results will occasionally come up with a cat with eyes of a purple shade, varying from a very dark purple to a lavender-blue color.
