Owls and eye-shine

[Syd Curtis <>]

The most impressive eye-shine I have experienced was from Saltwater
Crocodiles.  Had the privilege of working for a few weeks with Prof. Messel
on his croc surveys.  Eye-shine could be picked up half a kilometre away.

My first experience of eye-shine was with a scientist studying possums in
north Qld back in the 1960s.  Several people in the party,  and I couldn't
understand why everyone saw eye-shine except me.  And then someone pointed
out that you must have the spotlight close to your eyes so you are looking
along the beam.  :-(

Cheers

Syd
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