What Does Colour Blindness Mean for Survival? | BBC Earth Science

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For animals, seeing in colour can reveal important clues about the world around them. But what happens when some of those colours are harder to distinguish? Zoologist Andrew Smith tests colour-blind marmosets with a particularly tempting challenge. Best of Earth Science: http://bit.ly/EarthLabOriginals Best of BBC Earth: http://bit.ly/TheBestOfBBCEarthVideos This is a channel from BBC Studios who help fund new BBC programmes. Service information and feedback: http://bbcworldwide.com/vod-feedback--contact-details.aspx

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