The Hidden World of Ultraviolet Light | Colour: The Spectrum of Science | BBC Earth Science

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  • Whilst some species, like us humans have evolved to filter out ultraviolet light, there are species that can see it, such as the common starling. Some of the female bird's feathers reflect ultraviolet light, which some theorise make them more attractive to male mates. We also meet another creature with a long-standing reputation for superb eyesight - the eagle.
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  • @stefan_becker
    @stefan_becker หลายเดือนก่อน +78

    It's a pity that this video didn't show any examples of what landscapes look like in UV light.

    • @HI-qw8hf
      @HI-qw8hf หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      It did but yet we can't see it 😉

    • @adamhuffman3354
      @adamhuffman3354 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yea it’s so interesting! It’s kinda like our own vision is a version of what is there. Like it’s operating on a frequency in the visual cortex itself. Fascinating 🤨

    • @randygreen007
      @randygreen007 หลายเดือนก่อน

      TBH that’s why I’m watching this video.

    • @neckashi6971
      @neckashi6971 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@HI-qw8hf you gotta open your chakras to be able to do that 😂

  • @malavoy1
    @malavoy1 หลายเดือนก่อน +31

    We have a filter, but we also don't have the fourth color receptor which specifically detects UV like birds do. In addition, birds see more colors, even ignoring their UV detection, due to there being little oil droplets in the color receptor cells that filter out everything but what that specific receptor detects, giving them greater discrimination between nearby shades of the same color, i.e. letting them see more colors.

    • @thebestplayerdead956
      @thebestplayerdead956 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I saw a TH-cam video long ago of a lady who had 4 color receptors in her eyes. And when she would draw birds, I think she would draw a different color around the parrots eyes

    • @tesseract_1982
      @tesseract_1982 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​​@@thebestplayerdead956That's a rare genetic condition that basically only women get (due to XX chromosomes I presume), tetrachromacy. They have 2 slightly different types of red cones, e.g. with different maxima. They can discern reddish hues a bit better.
      So nothing to do with the UV end of the spectrum and sexy secret birb eyeshadow (or crow feet... UV too 😅), but fascinating nonetheless! 😮❤❤

  • @user-dz3ie5me2t
    @user-dz3ie5me2t หลายเดือนก่อน +103

    Sorry it's silly but it's just funny that the female presenter suddenly stops laughing when the professor says "life is about food and sex".

    • @TragoudistrosMPH
      @TragoudistrosMPH หลายเดือนก่อน +16

      I absolutely picked up on that.
      "We were having such a good time"

    • @Tenraiden
      @Tenraiden หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You dorps are assuming shit that isn't there

    • @sebastianstyles9750
      @sebastianstyles9750 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Came here to write exactly this! Soon as he dropped the sex bomb, she went silent , lol.

    • @JesgateOnDown
      @JesgateOnDown หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @user-dz3ie5me2t
      And that she seemed completely caught off guard by the fact that the eagle may screech at any moment & not stop

    • @OPGamer-wp1si
      @OPGamer-wp1si หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      So what.... He just told the fact... reality.

  • @JC-life-is-good
    @JC-life-is-good หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    We humans still have much to learn about nature and how things work. I'm delighted that I live in a time with technology that allows us to learn much more each day.

  • @karenness5588
    @karenness5588 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    When I first met starlings, I thought them the most beautiful of birds and was very disappointed when photographs didn't capture that beauty. Do light eyes see ultraviolet light better?

  • @SoberOKMoments
    @SoberOKMoments หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Saw a fascinating film years ago about what is seen beneath the sea by the animals living there, things and colors humans are unable to see. What a beautiful and colorful world it was that we miss out on.

    • @Cleeon
      @Cleeon หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes i ever watching it

    • @ayesha8809
      @ayesha8809 หลายเดือนก่อน

      But think of all that is in our world that the animals cannot experience 😉

  • @danielm8950
    @danielm8950 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    He sounds like the guy from silence of the lambs. Hello Clarice.

  • @TragoudistrosMPH
    @TragoudistrosMPH หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Fun fact is mammals have relatively poor vision, with the hypothesis being our ancestors were nocturnal (during the Jurassic and Cretacious).
    Primates are a little unique for tricolor vision.
    Other vertebrates like archosaurs (birds, crocodiles, and dinosaurs) have good color vision. Turtles, too. Many fish types (though fish isn't a clade... 😅)
    Many insects can see ultraviolet light, and invertebrates can see the polarization of light
    (because their photorecdptors are organized, while vertebrate receptors are randomly arranged. A neat side effect of architecture making vision)

    • @Flash1857
      @Flash1857 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Once read bees see a lot more in ultraviolet ( or IR, I forgot ) and the flowers look like stars on a darker background

    • @TragoudistrosMPH
      @TragoudistrosMPH หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@Flash1857 yeah! :) Bees see UV, Blue, and Yellow or Green.
      Flowers have UV patterns that bees use.
      Also, those crab spiders that look like flower colorss have Uv markings that lure pollinators, but their visual range colors hide them from organisms like us as camouflage.
      Biology is so awesome 😁

  • @MrGuru666999
    @MrGuru666999 หลายเดือนก่อน +20

    *Removes UV from a crisp image*
    Leaves a blurry image in color (but the near part of the gloves are in focus)
    You guys dropped the ball there

  • @m3talHalide-rt2fz
    @m3talHalide-rt2fz หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    it not to see urine. its because plants absorb uv way differently than bugs and animals - a little extra contrast goes a long way, especially at night.

    • @sassa82
      @sassa82 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Well, not seeing urine is a blessing.

  • @Lazaruslove
    @Lazaruslove หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thats so cool they can eat from their hands. So beautiful

  • @iwanabana
    @iwanabana หลายเดือนก่อน +18

    The folks doing the captions might have been listening only in UV.

    • @rig8048
      @rig8048 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Lol, I'm agree with you. Even the auto-generated captions is better 😂

  • @himalaya60
    @himalaya60 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Molto interessante. Bel documentario. Grazie!

  • @dougieranger
    @dougieranger หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I love these short films, very informative.

  • @FaicDanish
    @FaicDanish หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    2:09 Incredible.
    Magnificent creature.

  • @MohammadAliAbbas1
    @MohammadAliAbbas1 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Very informative ❤❤❤❤

  • @gaijininja
    @gaijininja หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I read years ago that early cataract surgery lenses didn't have UV filter like our natural lenses, so patients could see a small amount of one part of the UV spectrum. I don't know how pronounced it was, or what the patients saw, but at some point, the lenses started having UV filters applied. Good idea, as unfiltered UV onto the retina would quickly cause eye cancer.

  • @TragoudistrosMPH
    @TragoudistrosMPH หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    0:57 the way her head turns "excuse me?" 🤨🤔
    😅

  • @jcortese3300
    @jcortese3300 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    If female starlings are more flashy than the males, that's literally the only example I can think of where the male bird isn't the flashier of the two. I think that bears closer study.

    • @neutralseife8419
      @neutralseife8419 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      There are some other birds where the females are more brightly colored than the males. Phalaropes would be an example, which would already be three species. It is rare but starlings are by far not the only ones.

    • @okije
      @okije หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      females Eclectus are bright red with some blue accent, while the males are green

    • @believeinpeace
      @believeinpeace หลายเดือนก่อน

      They did

  • @saumitrachakravarty
    @saumitrachakravarty หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    0:37 The professor could have a side-hobby as a ventriloquist. His lips barely move when he talks.

    • @Kemonche
      @Kemonche 24 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Lmao 😭
      I think he's suffering from a kind of paralysis his one side of body is stiff

  • @WildWavesofficial.
    @WildWavesofficial. หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very informative video ✌️thanks for sharing this with us 😀

  • @abrarmullan1
    @abrarmullan1 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The best of this clip is 04:12

  • @1st1anarkissed
    @1st1anarkissed หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have seen a glimmer of this light in the world. Humans cannot see it clearky but we can see it a bit.

    • @1st1anarkissed
      @1st1anarkissed หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      UV shine indicates superior health. When my parrots were in best health they "glowed" and in sunshine, it was a visible mauve sheen.

  • @firasgh871
    @firasgh871 หลายเดือนก่อน

    هل الفأر يستفيد من الأشعة ف وق البنفسجية بنظره .اذا كان كذلك فسيتفادى المفترسين

  • @RespectTheGanja
    @RespectTheGanja หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Wait can i train the 200 starlings in my garden to feed from my hand? 😂

  • @FutureFrameEdits
    @FutureFrameEdits หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very. Good information

  • @thomazbarros6190
    @thomazbarros6190 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Beauriful ☺️

  • @SquirrelLoverr
    @SquirrelLoverr 29 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love this short documentary film. Love this bird. This bird is from Myna {Asian starlings} family ❤❤💖🥰🥰🥰💯

  • @Psycandy
    @Psycandy หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    bees and flowers

  • @boeingpameesha9550
    @boeingpameesha9550 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My sincere thanks for sharing it.

  • @chevvakulasrikanth9260
    @chevvakulasrikanth9260 หลายเดือนก่อน

    We definitely need to sit down & talk with Sasha once .. 😅

  • @Novastar.SaberCombat
    @Novastar.SaberCombat หลายเดือนก่อน

    Visible light waves are such a TINY band of frequencies, it's a wonder that most people do not understand that SOUND is similar. There are vibrations mankind is neither meant to understand, nor are they even capable of doing so.
    🐲✨🐲✨🐲✨

  • @TheFortressAtTheTop
    @TheFortressAtTheTop หลายเดือนก่อน

    How do scientists know what and how animals see???
    I don't believe that other living beings see with their eyes almost the same as we do. Not only when it comes to colors, but also when it comes to shapes, forms and even dimensions.
    It is quite possible that the same object, at the same distance from which we are looking - predators see or can see an enlarged image of that object.
    People are too self-confident and do not think that other inhabitants of this planet see this world in completely different shapes, colors and dimensions.

  • @NaturePeace-b7u
    @NaturePeace-b7u หลายเดือนก่อน

    Beautiful video 🌎🌍☀️

  • @BanFamilyVlogging
    @BanFamilyVlogging หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just the fact that they can see UV, light which their feathers reflect, means that starlings in general are going to be able to visually pick each other out in the forest more easily. Which might be advantageous, for various reasons 💜

  • @Robert-yc9ql
    @Robert-yc9ql หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nicely done. 😊

  • @melaniabladeofmiquella
    @melaniabladeofmiquella หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fascinating, nature is life ❤

  • @gulfair-cavalry-tango1011
    @gulfair-cavalry-tango1011 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I'm pleased to see the woman presenter call the eagle back handedly.

  • @AWHM
    @AWHM 26 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Bbc needs to work on their audio department, the lady doing the voice-over is making too much mouth noise and sibilance, no wonder no one wants to pay for the service anymore.

  • @AutisticEthics
    @AutisticEthics หลายเดือนก่อน

    I wonder if cats and dogs have the same conversations about green and yellow 😂❤

  • @josephinebennington7247
    @josephinebennington7247 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I wonder why trained birds of prey, when held close to a human face, never take a fancy to a nice juicy human eyeball?

  • @Drizzy6ixx
    @Drizzy6ixx หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Hey you. Yeah you I'm taking to. If your reading this hope all is well and have a great day😊

  • @kissanpunjab
    @kissanpunjab หลายเดือนก่อน

    ❤ beautiful

  • @user-zt5xz5fz4q
    @user-zt5xz5fz4q หลายเดือนก่อน +2

  • @sassa82
    @sassa82 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    1:51 I dont agree. Humans actually have very good vision in comparioson to many mammals. Most mammals dont even have colour vision.

    • @WS_00
      @WS_00 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      The comparison was to animals, not just mammals.

    • @sassa82
      @sassa82 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@WS_00 if its humans vs birds that would be a good comparison. But "animals" would include all multicellular eukaryotic organism, including worms, molluscs, arthropods etc.

    • @Friday_WasTaken
      @Friday_WasTaken 24 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Humans have pretty good across the board version. There are things with better aspects there are things with worse..i give humans like 7/10 for eyeballs :D

  • @randyastle3301
    @randyastle3301 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It’s hard to get past my American perspective of starlings as an omnipresent invasive species, from NY all the way down to Guatemala. I saw maybe 80-90 today and just wanted them dead or packing back to Europe. I’m glad they’ve got something for them at least. Not their fault.

    • @neutralseife8419
      @neutralseife8419 หลายเดือนก่อน

      No video about starlings without some salty amaricans complaining. Stop pretending to be the center of the world. Eurasian starlings are in fact endangered in large parts of there range. You guys spreading sentiment against them really doesn't help.

  • @userbosco
    @userbosco หลายเดือนก่อน

    Crows potential UV vision too?

  • @themdr00
    @themdr00 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    👍

  • @user-dl5lw4ht3k
    @user-dl5lw4ht3k หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This man is part bionic, a giant 35'Raptor, experimental from Montana USA, attacked him, for his bag of really fresh great treats, in fact it was in Great Falls mt where he was gored for the treats in his left hand.

    • @punkdigerati
      @punkdigerati หลายเดือนก่อน

      Ron Douglas?

  • @infinateU
    @infinateU 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Ok, more common than binary stars, the Universe is riddled with UV radiating Brown Dwarf stars. Under such conditions, I wonder what eye sight capabilities may arise there?

  • @hashi_saga99
    @hashi_saga99 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Very true ❤

  • @believeinpeace
    @believeinpeace หลายเดือนก่อน

    Why do they filter UV out if it’s helpful?

  • @sassa82
    @sassa82 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I thought all birds see UV light.

  • @user-vy8kj4ib7v
    @user-vy8kj4ib7v หลายเดือนก่อน

    This egal makes me say wooooooooooooooooo.

  • @sriharshacv7760
    @sriharshacv7760 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Humans have all the sense combined. That is a big deal. Also, more focus was on the pretty presenter than the content.

  • @Solscapes.
    @Solscapes. หลายเดือนก่อน

    I thought life was about sex as an agnostic high schooler, but that's just what propegates life, not what it's about at all.

  • @perfectdentist536
    @perfectdentist536 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Its looks like professor getting paralyzed in his right side of his face muscle's.???

  • @user-yw5yq5lm2j
    @user-yw5yq5lm2j หลายเดือนก่อน

    Weak duck 11

  • @alanwllms5172
    @alanwllms5172 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Food and sex = breeding. That’s it. Life

  • @nonchalantd
    @nonchalantd หลายเดือนก่อน