Animal Eyes

Alexander Hamilton lied about his age in order to support himself. He needed to find an apprenticeship when he was 13 years old and thought that if he said he was 11, he would have an easier time finding a position. He landed a job as a clerk and a few years later, his writing impressed so many people that he was sent to New York to be educated.

Newborn babies can only see about 20cm to 30cm in front of their faces. Everything else is a blur. By the time babies are one to two months old, they should be able to focus on something right in front of their faces.

Foxes are very vocal animals and can make over 40 different types of sound to communicate with other animals. They also have a distinctive ‘scream’ sound to scare predators away. It is very disconcerting and when heard in a city many people mistake it for a human scream.