Eye On You
by Jurgen Lorenzen
Title
Eye On You
Artist
Jurgen Lorenzen
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Close-up of an eye from one of the American Alligators at the Leonabelle Turnbull Birding Center in Port Aransas, Texas.
The American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis) is heavily adapted to life in a watery environment. Many of his specializations have to do with his eyes, since in order to hunt successfully he must be able to see both on land and underwater. Humans have only one set of eyelids on each eye, but the gator has two. His outer eyelids match his skin and close from the top and bottom to meet in the middle, like ours, but his inner ones close from side to side, starting at the inside corner, when he submerges. These inner lids are crystal clear; it's like he puts on a pair of goggles that keep water from blurring his vision and debris from hitting his eyes. This lets him catch fish and anything else swimming on or under the surface.
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November 6th, 2016
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