How tigers hide even with their bright coat

The tiger’s coat appears garish only to human eyes.

The perception of colors comes from photoreceptor cells called cones. There are different types of them and each captures a specific color. Primates have three types of cones: one for blue, one for red, and one for green.

But they are an exception in the animal world, because the vast majority of mammals have only two: those for blue and for green.

Although the tiger appears orange to us, it can therefore blend into the eyes of most animals even amidst the greenest vegetation.