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  2. Blindness in animals - Wikipedia

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    A blind mole-rat. Visual perception in animals plays an important role in the animal kingdom, most importantly for the identification of food sources and avoidance of predators. For this reason, blindness in animals is a unique topic of study.

  3. Category:Blind animals - Wikipedia

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    as many cave animals are blind, see also list of troglobites. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. C. Cave salamanders (36 ...

  4. Caecilian - Wikipedia

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    Kefa-ntie, a term also encompassing native moles and blind snakes, are considered poisonous, causing painful sores if encountered, contacted, or killed. According to Oku tradition, the ceremony to cleanse the affliction involves a potion composed of ground herbs, palm oil, snail shells, and chicken blood applied to and licked off of the left thumb.

  5. Gopher - Wikipedia

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    Depending on the species and local conditions, pocket gophers may have a specific annual breeding season, or may breed repeatedly through the year. Each litter typically consists of two to five young, although this may be much higher in some species. The young are born blind and helpless and are weaned when around 40 days old. [13]

  6. Olm - Wikipedia

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    The olm's body is snakelike, 20–30 cm (8–12 in) long, with some specimens reaching up to 40 centimetres (16 in), which makes them some of the largest cave-dwelling animals in the world. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] The average length is between 23 and 25 cm. [ 15 ] Females grow larger than males, but otherwise the primary external difference between the ...

  7. List of troglobites - Wikipedia

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    A troglobite (or, formally, troglobiont) is an animal species, or population of a species, strictly bound to underground habitats, such as caves.These are separate from species that mainly live in above-ground habitats but are also able to live underground (eutroglophiles), and species that are only cave visitors (subtroglophiles and trogloxenes). [1]

  8. 6-Year-Old Boy Who Was Born Blind Gets Vision Partially ...

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    A Connecticut boy is among four children all born with severe childhood blindness who gained “life-changing improvements” to their vision after an experimental trial of gene therapy. Jace was ...

  9. Guide dog - Wikipedia

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    Some blind people claim meeting others and socializing is easier with a guide dog, and people are more likely to offer assistance when there is a service animal present. [47] The animals may also lead to increased interactions with other people, providing an easy topic of conversation. [ 48 ]