“Contrary to the previous belief that chameleons used stereopsis (both eyes) for depth perception, research has shown monocular focusing to be more likely”…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chameleon_vision
“Scientists discover chameleon’s telephone-cord-like optic nerves once overlooked by Aristotle and Newton”…
“All three chameleon species studied had significantly longer and more coiled optic nerves than their fellow lizards.”…
“Because chameleons have limited neck mobility, they likely needed another way to reduce the physical strain of moving their eyes. The solution appears to be the coiled optic nerve, which is an adaptation seen in only a few other invertebrates, such as the stalk-eyed fly. Chameleons may have evolved this feature to give their eyes extra slack, easing the tension created by their remarkable range of motion.”…
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/s...rves-once-overlooked-by-aristotle-and-newton/
“Daza and his team found that this was possible though the use of optic nerves coiled up like old-fashioned telephone cords. The coiling showed up in all three species. This coiling gave each species far more optic nerve length than would typically be present, allowing wild swings of their eyes with plenty of slack in their nervous tissue.”…
https://nautil.us/chameleons-eyes-have-been-hiding-a-secret-1247215/
https://www.ecoticias.com/en/for-20...-in-the-form-of-an-old-telephone-cable/26399/
“CT scans reveal a coiled cable”…
https://www.voanews.com/a/scientists-solve-mystery-of-chameleon-eyes/3026868.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chameleon_vision
“Scientists discover chameleon’s telephone-cord-like optic nerves once overlooked by Aristotle and Newton”…
“All three chameleon species studied had significantly longer and more coiled optic nerves than their fellow lizards.”…
“Because chameleons have limited neck mobility, they likely needed another way to reduce the physical strain of moving their eyes. The solution appears to be the coiled optic nerve, which is an adaptation seen in only a few other invertebrates, such as the stalk-eyed fly. Chameleons may have evolved this feature to give their eyes extra slack, easing the tension created by their remarkable range of motion.”…
https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/s...rves-once-overlooked-by-aristotle-and-newton/
“Daza and his team found that this was possible though the use of optic nerves coiled up like old-fashioned telephone cords. The coiling showed up in all three species. This coiling gave each species far more optic nerve length than would typically be present, allowing wild swings of their eyes with plenty of slack in their nervous tissue.”…
https://nautil.us/chameleons-eyes-have-been-hiding-a-secret-1247215/
https://www.ecoticias.com/en/for-20...-in-the-form-of-an-old-telephone-cable/26399/
“CT scans reveal a coiled cable”…
https://www.voanews.com/a/scientists-solve-mystery-of-chameleon-eyes/3026868.html
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