• Study examined 237 species across animal kingdom. • Visual processing speed varies with lifestyle pace. • Fast‑moving animals process images quicker. • Evolution shapes vision and time perception. • Findings reveal link between speed and visual acuity. • Implications for ecology and behavior.

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  • A new comparative study of 237 animal species shows that the speed at which an animal lives and moves predicts how quickly it can visually process its surroundings. Researchers found that species with faster metabolic rates, higher activity levels, and rapid locomotion exhibit faster visual temporal resolution, suggesting that ecological demands shape the perception of time. The work links an animal’s life‑history strategy to its sensory processing speed, indicating that fast‑paced lifestyles drive the evolution of quicker visual “time” perception across the animal kingdom.

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