Hoʻomaka: Hoʻomaopopo i ke kumu o nā maka o nā pōpoki

ʻIke ʻia nā pōpoki no ko lākou mau maka ʻokoʻa a mesmerizing. ʻAʻole ʻoluʻolu wale ko lākou mau maka, akā lawelawe pū kekahi i nā hana koʻikoʻi, me ke kōkua ʻana i kā lākou hahai holoholona a ola. ʻO ka hoʻomaopopo ʻana i ke kumu o nā maka o nā pōpoki hiki ke kōkua iā mākou e mahalo nui i kēia mau mea hoihoi.

Anatomy of Cats' Eyes: A Closer Look

Ua like nā maka o nā pōpoki me nā maka kanaka, akā he mau ʻokoʻa ko lākou. ʻO ka ʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ke ʻano o nā haumāna. Loaʻa i nā pōpoki nā haumāna kū pololei e hiki ke hoʻomāhuahua a paʻa koke, e ʻae iā lākou e hoʻololi koke i nā loli i ka mālamalama. He papa tapetum lucidum ka maka o nā pōpoki, e hōʻike ana i ka mālamalama ma o ka retina, e ʻae iā lākou e ʻike maikaʻi i nā kūlana haʻahaʻa. Eia kekahi, he lihilihi ʻē aʻe ko nā pōpoki, i kapa ʻia he membrane nictitating, e kōkua ana i ka pale ʻana i ko lākou mau maka a mālama iā lākou i ka pulu.