Bob Church? Anyone? There was an article in today's Philadelphia Inquirer about animals that can see colors beyond violet. It said that many animals have two cones in their eyes for seeing colors and don't see colors very well. Most people (who aren't color blind) and some animals have three cones and can see the spectrum from red through violet. However, they are discovering that some creatures, including some mammals, have four cones and can see beyond violet. Where we see a yellow buttercup, they would see a varied pattern of color. Some birds have patterns of colors we can't see that make them more attractive for mating. I know that ferrets don't have exceptional eyesight, but since some bats can see UV light, I wondered if ferrets can too. Did anyone read The Island Stallion Races by Walter Farley when they were a horse-crazy kid? The part I have always remembered was when the young man gets on the space ship and sees colors beyond infrared and ultraviolet that he never imagined existed.... I've always wished I could see them, too... [Posted in FML issue 4307]