Binocular depth perception in the meerkat (Suricata suricatta).
Although it has been widely assumed that mammals with frontally placed eyes have stereoscopic vision, there is actually a paucity of supporting evidence. We have measured monocular and binocular depth perception in the meerkat (Suricata suricatta), obtaining strong evidence for the presence of stereopsis. The data provide additional evidence for the generality of stereoscopic vision across many different species.
D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora / Q000502:physiology*; D003867:Depth Perception / Q000502:physiology*; D008988:Herpestidae / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D010364:Pattern Recognition, Visual / Q000502:physiology; D012684:Sensory Thresholds / Q000502:physiology; D014792:Visual Acuity