Who's Looking at You?

These big, bright-yellow eyes belong to a bird that lives all over the U.S. And they can do something your eyes aren’t very good at: They can see in the dark. 

Can you guess the animal that has these eyes? It’s a great horned owl! 

Many owls hunt at night. For them, even the weak light of the moon is enough to spot a small mouse. Where you see a pitch-black forest, an owl is able to view a scene nearly three times as bright. 

These big, yellow eyes belong to a bird that lives all over the U.S. And they can do something your eyes aren’t very good at. They can see in the dark. 

Can you guess the animal that has these eyes? It’s a great horned owl! 

Many owls hunt at night. Even in the weak light of the moon, they can spot a small mouse. You might see a pitch-black forest. But an owl is able to view a scene nearly three times as bright. 

Owls aren’t the only animals with sight superpowers. Eyes are important survival tools. They help animals hunt prey or avoid predators in all kinds of environments.

Dragonflies have two giant eyes that cover almost their entire heads. That way, these insects can see ahead, behind, and sideways—and keep their eyes peeled for fish and birds that might attack them. 

Chameleons can point each eye in a different direction. One can scan the shadowy forest for dangerous snakes while the other searches for tasty bugs to eat. Then there’s the red-eyed tree frog. It flashes its fiery-red eyes to scare hungry birds and escape!

Your eyes are important too. They keep you safe by showing you that baseball speeding your way. (Quick, duck!) And they keep you healthy by washing away dirt with tears. 

So make sure you protect your incredible eyes by wearing sunglasses when it’s bright out and goggles while doing science experiments. Though you can’t see in the dark like an owl, your eyes are pretty extraordinary!

Owls aren’t the only animals with sight superpowers. Eyes are important tools to help animals survive. Animals use their eyes to hunt for food or avoid enemies.

Dragonflies have two giant eyes that cover almost their entire heads. That way, these insects can see ahead, behind, and sideways—and keep their eyes peeled for fish and birds that might attack them. 

Chameleons can point each eye in a different direction. One eye can scan the shadowy forest for dangerous snakes. The other searches for tasty bugs to eat. 

Your eyes are important too. They keep you safe by showing you that baseball speeding your way. Quick, duck! And they keep you healthy by washing away dirt with tears.  

So make sure you protect your incredible eyes by wearing sunglasses when it’s bright out. And wear goggles while doing science experiments. Though you can’t see in the dark like an owl, your eyes are pretty amazing!