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Here’s How These 7 Pets See The World Around Them
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Here’s How These 7 Pets See The World Around Them

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Have you ever wondered how animals see the world around them? Well, Home Advisor created a project just to answer that question. They went through the latest scientific research to find out and visualized how animals see.

Home Advisor created a digital room and placed animals around it. After that, they rendered the pictures based on the way the specific animal would see it. For example, dogs see very few colors and spiders look like they should get some glasses. It is quite an interesting idea, as many of us have probably wondered how a little goldfish sees the world from its tank or how a chameleon uses its eyes. What do you think about this project? Did any of the images surprise you? Tell us in the comments!

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Have you ever wondered how animals see the world around them? This project decided to show how these 7 animals see the same apartment

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The project first shows how a human would see the same place

Then shows how different animals view the same spot. This is how a dog sees

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“Your dog will take just about any style you make at home and turn it into a pastel-colored coastal living kind of affair. Dogs see muted combinations of the colors filtered by their two-cone eyes: blue and yellow.”

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Human vision

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How cats see

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“Cats must see things differently to live the way they do. But existential outlook aside, a cat’s point-of-view is characterized by its excellent night vision. While humans have a high number of cones in our retinas, cats have lots of rods – a different type of photoreceptor cell, sensitive to low light.

Your cat has a wider field of view than you (200 degrees versus 180) but not quite as wide as that of a dog. Its color vision is somewhere between that of you and your dog, too, since it is a dichromat (has two color cones) that sees blues and yellows with a bit of green as a bonus.”

Human vision

How goldfish see

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“If your goldfish turns its nose up at your new suite, it’s because she can see more colors than you. Her ability to see ultraviolet light helps her see in the water, but may also reveal where your dog has tried to mark its territory on the sofa.

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Appropriately enough, a goldfish also enjoys a fisheye lens effect. Its round corneas gather light from an almost 360-degree canvas, and are almost the same density as water, compensating for the warping effects of light in water.”

Human vision

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How snakes see

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“If your only pet is a snake, you needn’t worry about the visual design of your interiors. Most snakes have very poor vision in daylight, although a good serving of rods means their nighttime vision isn’t too shabby.

The bonus for some snake species is infrared vision. Your snake may merge heat-detection data from its pit organs (thin membranes between the eyes and nostrils) with visual data to create an image that looks something like thermal imaging.”

Human vision

How spiders see

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“Most spiders have eight rather feeble eyes and rely more on their hairy legs to feel their way around.

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However, researchers have recently noted the color-sensing structures of opsins (a type of protein) might make them sensitive to color, and might be used to find mates. So if you notice your tarantula getting frisky with a bright blue ashtray, you know that science is on to something.”

Human vision

How parrots see

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“Birds rely heavily on a highly effective visual system, and your parrot can see UV, blue, green, and red color ranges. In fact, the ‘violet’ color in this picture has been used to double for ultraviolet, which is actually colorless and invisible to humans.

Polly can also adjust her focus super-quickly and has near 300-degree coverage but monocular vision, meaning one eye focuses on one thing while the other wanders. She can also contract her pupils at will, for example, if she doesn’t dig your new lampshade.”

Human vision

How chameleons see

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“Who cares more about your choice of living room palette than your pet chameleon? Not only does he absorb, transform, and re-emit color (changing to regulate temperature and communicate), his eyes are almost all ‘cone’ and no ‘rod,’ so he sees lots of colors (including the ultraviolet spectrum) but little contrast.

Your chameleon’s eyes operate independently on little turrets so that he can watch for predators across a total field of vision of 342 degrees. If you need to creep up on him to grab your copy of Wallpaper back, you’ll find he has a blind spot of 18 degrees just behind his head.”

Here’s how the animals would see the same place

Dogs

We asked the designers some questions and Lee McCullagh was more than happy to answer. First, he told us what inspired this project in the first place: “Every month, thousands of curious animal lovers google ‘what pets see,’ and whilst the results are fascinating, it’s sometimes hard to compare their different types of vision, as all existing images focus on different landscapes and images. By leaning on academic research, HomeAdvisor decided to combat this and answer the question by placing 7 different types of pets into one virtual room so readers were able to see how different pets see our homes through a unique lens.”

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Cats

Goldfish

“One designer worked on the project. Working with the research team, they were briefed to show how each animal uniquely views the world.” Home Advisor told us that they read all the latest scientific research on dogs, cats, goldfish, snakes, tarantulas, parrots, and chameleons. These pets were the most popular when people searched to find out how they see the world.

Snakes

Spiders

Lee also shared what the most difficult parts of the project were: “Whilst we were armed with the latest scientific findings, no one has ever viewed the world from an animal’s point of view. So, sometimes the garish colors made us second-guess whether an animal really did view the world in such a way, but after rereading all the findings, we were confident with the results. The hardest to portray was the chameleon, as visualizing a 342-degree view whilst taking into consideration the ultraviolet spectrum was tough to explain to the designer, but the final result highlights just how amazing their field of vision is.”

Parrots

Chameleons

“We are always brainstorming more ideas and whilst there are none in production at the moment, the response to the project has been great. It would be great to hear what animals Bored Panda’s users would like to see next…” said Lee when asked about future projects, so if you have any suggestions, share in the comments below!

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ilachakravarthy avatar
Ila Chakravarthy
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that's so interesting! the tarantula one really caught me off guard; i knew they had bad vision, but that was really drastic!

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Kenny Kulbiski
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Interesting but it's all conjecture. We can't tell how their brains interpret things.

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Jon S.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this is an important point. We don't see things in a photographic manor any more than the animals do. Our brains take the weird set of information it receives and turns it into a stable, understandable vision of the world.

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jokerscrowbar
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Luckily spiders have other heightened senses to make up for their crappy eyes. My dog always favours orange toys and has a stash of them behind a chair. Not convinced she sees them as brown like above.

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William Teach
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know my fish, especially the Golden Gouramis, can seem me, because every time I walk into the room or get off the couch they expect to be fed and go for the top of the tank.

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Cori
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a betta who would just go nuts every time I walked in the room. I was in college at the time and the little guy would also get pissed any time I had a guy friend over. I never knew a fish could be the jealous/ possessive type.

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Bunnie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i kinda feel bad for spiders.. they prbly rlly confused when we try squash them..

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Birgit Sommer
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Golfish: Easy fix. Just make fishtanks out of 5.0 reading glasses! :)

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Phoenix
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me and the tarantula at least are equals in vision, but I got myself some glasses to help with that

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Erik Granqvist
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not convinced. I would think that those wide angle objectives that distort straight lines into curves is somewhat wrong: the brain on the animal probably correct those distortions.

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Mike Crow
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For cats I thought they saw labels that said “this is mine”.

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pebs
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I understand why animals see colors differently, but I can't understand how the researchers could have defined perspective distortion so precisely.

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cowedam351
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will earn more than 15,000 EUR for easy work online at home in my free time. I am a full-time student and just because I did this job for 3 hours, I got 18,269 EUR..xG8 from this job last month. Very good work and making money is great. Anyone can get this job and start making money just by following the instructions here.. JUST COPY AND PASTE..... www.earnapp2.com

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3 years ago

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Lola
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That spider vision gives me a bit of comfort. I can hide from them or blend in with the couch 😂

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Brandy Grote
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Animals can "learn colors" the way anything learns. Hold up the toy, say the color name. "Red ball", "blue tug". They will associate those adverbs as describing that item. My cat knew 3 color names without much trouble at all. She would bring the pink ball for me to throw over and over.

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Franc Esca
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What's the point of having so many eyes if you can't see sh1t?

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BIG FOOT
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How did they do this? Like how do they know what other animals see? I need proof

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lara
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dr. D, said that these "representations" of what animals "actually" see are inaccurate. He said that only about 18% of what an animal or you see it used, the rest is filled in by the brain. He said that these representations do not take into account the brain's ability to "organize" and filter information sent by the eyes to the brain.

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Joeshar
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"So if you notice your tarantula getting frisky with a bright blue ashtray, you know that science is on to something". It ends like this; "So if you notice your tarantula, you run away"

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Kiwii Stone
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Interesting though it was, they obviously didn't really bother with the dog's perspective as we found out more in the description of the cat's vision. There we were told dogs have a greater field of vision than cats, yet the images don't reflect that, the cat's field is greater. Somewhat uninspiring

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Seabeast
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Floor plan at the end is how that fly buzzing around the light fixture sees the room.

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Neill Powell
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anyone notice how badly and uselessly that "house room" was designed? "Let's watch some TV.....over there and you can bend your neck and you can arch your back and, and an , crack, damn my back! Where is the phone...? UPSTAIRS? yeah, no plugs down here"...

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Mimi M
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, was not digging that apt at all. Made me claustro, even tho it was one big open space.

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A U
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3 years ago

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This looks more like the efforts of someone who just learned how to manipulate some 3D software than anything else.

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Ila Chakravarthy
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

that's so interesting! the tarantula one really caught me off guard; i knew they had bad vision, but that was really drastic!

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s-jghioni avatar
kennykulbiski avatar
Kenny Kulbiski
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Interesting but it's all conjecture. We can't tell how their brains interpret things.

wh4ok avatar
Jon S.
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I think this is an important point. We don't see things in a photographic manor any more than the animals do. Our brains take the weird set of information it receives and turns it into a stable, understandable vision of the world.

Load More Replies...
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jokerscrowbar
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3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Luckily spiders have other heightened senses to make up for their crappy eyes. My dog always favours orange toys and has a stash of them behind a chair. Not convinced she sees them as brown like above.

wteach avatar
William Teach
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I know my fish, especially the Golden Gouramis, can seem me, because every time I walk into the room or get off the couch they expect to be fed and go for the top of the tank.

coricox avatar
Cori
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I had a betta who would just go nuts every time I walked in the room. I was in college at the time and the little guy would also get pissed any time I had a guy friend over. I never knew a fish could be the jealous/ possessive type.

Load More Replies...
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Bunnie
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3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i kinda feel bad for spiders.. they prbly rlly confused when we try squash them..

rehabilitator avatar
Birgit Sommer
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Golfish: Easy fix. Just make fishtanks out of 5.0 reading glasses! :)

kaliniemann avatar
Phoenix
Community Member
3 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Me and the tarantula at least are equals in vision, but I got myself some glasses to help with that

erikgranqvist avatar
Erik Granqvist
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Not convinced. I would think that those wide angle objectives that distort straight lines into curves is somewhat wrong: the brain on the animal probably correct those distortions.

m2crows avatar
Mike Crow
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

For cats I thought they saw labels that said “this is mine”.

pebs_1 avatar
pebs
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I understand why animals see colors differently, but I can't understand how the researchers could have defined perspective distortion so precisely.

cowedam351 avatar
cowedam351
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I will earn more than 15,000 EUR for easy work online at home in my free time. I am a full-time student and just because I did this job for 3 hours, I got 18,269 EUR..xG8 from this job last month. Very good work and making money is great. Anyone can get this job and start making money just by following the instructions here.. JUST COPY AND PASTE..... www.earnapp2.com

botaf67148 avatar
گیلان کشت
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3 years ago

This comment has been deleted.

edc_82 avatar
Lola
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

That spider vision gives me a bit of comfort. I can hide from them or blend in with the couch 😂

bcgrote avatar
Brandy Grote
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Animals can "learn colors" the way anything learns. Hold up the toy, say the color name. "Red ball", "blue tug". They will associate those adverbs as describing that item. My cat knew 3 color names without much trouble at all. She would bring the pink ball for me to throw over and over.

armsoftheocean avatar
Franc Esca
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What's the point of having so many eyes if you can't see sh1t?

tjkckh2 avatar
BIG FOOT
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How did they do this? Like how do they know what other animals see? I need proof

mjw0sysascend_com avatar
lara
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dr. D, said that these "representations" of what animals "actually" see are inaccurate. He said that only about 18% of what an animal or you see it used, the rest is filled in by the brain. He said that these representations do not take into account the brain's ability to "organize" and filter information sent by the eyes to the brain.

tuncer_cosar avatar
Joeshar
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"So if you notice your tarantula getting frisky with a bright blue ashtray, you know that science is on to something". It ends like this; "So if you notice your tarantula, you run away"

x-lima-bean-x avatar
Kiwii Stone
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Interesting though it was, they obviously didn't really bother with the dog's perspective as we found out more in the description of the cat's vision. There we were told dogs have a greater field of vision than cats, yet the images don't reflect that, the cat's field is greater. Somewhat uninspiring

rhodabike6 avatar
Seabeast
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Floor plan at the end is how that fly buzzing around the light fixture sees the room.

neillpowell avatar
Neill Powell
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Anyone notice how badly and uselessly that "house room" was designed? "Let's watch some TV.....over there and you can bend your neck and you can arch your back and, and an , crack, damn my back! Where is the phone...? UPSTAIRS? yeah, no plugs down here"...

miriamemendelson avatar
Mimi M
Community Member
3 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Yeah, was not digging that apt at all. Made me claustro, even tho it was one big open space.

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ndungr avatar
A U
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3 years ago

This comment is hidden. Click here to view.

This looks more like the efforts of someone who just learned how to manipulate some 3D software than anything else.

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