What Does Colour Blindness Mean for Survival?

For animals, seeing in colour can reveal important clues about the world around them. But what happens when some of those colours are harder to distinguish? Zoologist Andrew Smith tests colour-blind marmosets with a particularly tempting challenge. Free to watch on Dr.Doc Kids.

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