Bigfoot atop the Food Chain?, page 2

Originally posted by IXRAZORXI321
I'm just going by what I saw. Bigfoot's eyes lit up in my headlights just like a deer. (Yes it was bigfoot.) This leads me to believe he can see like the deer can.

Think about this. Why do hunters wear bright orange when hiding in the woods?

Hunters wear orange in order for other hunters to spot them. For safety purposes, and it has very little to do with camo and the eyes of wild animals (Although many people believe it to be a fact that deer can't see orange like this site, but I'm very skeptical about this). If you want to be "invisible" to some animals such as deer, you'll have to get yourself some of that blue camo's. (Personally I don't buy this theory either, but they say it works that way...)

Secondly - concerning the reflection from Bigfoot's eyes ("Bigfoot's eyes lit up in my headlights") and this statement...

Originally posted by IXRAZORXI321
The bigfoot I saw had reflective lenses in his eyes. He can see the same way a deer can. Being able to see the same way as his prey would give him camo abilities we don't have.

...would mean that Bigfoot is most probably a nocturnal animal.

Tapetum lucidum, Latin for “bright carpet,” is an extra layer of mirror-like, reflective tissue found behind the animal eye’s inner back area ( retina) where light-sensitive cells are found and images are processed.

The tapetum lucidum makes the very best use of even the dimmest of light sources by reflecting unabsorbed light back into the retina. This enhances the animal’s ability to see in the dark.

This reflective layer of the eye is more common in nocturnal animals adapted for night hunting, or who need to depend on keen night vision for survival. Certain underwater creatures such as dolphins also have the eye structure, enabling them to see in low lighting of deep water.

Depending on the different types of pigment found in the animal eye, you might see different colors shining back at you. The green glow is typical of deer, dogs, and cats, whereas a crocodile has a chilling red “eye shine.” (This should not be confused with the "red eye" effect with humans when flash photography is used...)

It would be interesting to know what colour Bigfoot's eyes was?

Anyway, the point was that Bigfoot's vision has nothing to do with his camoflage or hunting abilities, other than the probability that he may be a night hunter - should he be a predator. (I'm still not convinced of this!)