Non-human Species
The flicker fusion threshold also varies between species. Pigeons have been shown to have higher threshold than humans (100 Hz vs. 60 Hz), and the same is probably true of all birds, particularly birds of prey. Many mammals have a higher proportion of rods in their retinae than humans do, and it is likely that they would also have higher flicker fusion thresholds. This has been confirmed in dogs.
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