Now You See Me

Overview

Think you’ve got good eyesight? Think again. From a primate with eyeballs heavier than their brains to snakes that sense heat, ‘Wild Senses – Now You See Me’ dives into the spectacular world of animal vision. We trace the weird evolution of sight, from basic light sensors to colour vision that’s perfect for spotting fruit, avoiding predators, and impressing with a flashy face or bottom. But vision’s also about not being seen. Tigers may look orange to us, but to colour-blind prey, they’re perfectly camouflaged. With drones and 3D-printed snakes, we reveal how adders stay hidden. From UV-detecting birds of prey to thermal-sensing vipers, eight-eyed spiders to robins seeing Earth’s magnetic field, vision isn’t just a sense, it’s a superpower. So, what aren’t we seeing?