Are bats really blind?

Bats spend the daylight hours in shadowy caves and fly forth r.._1y after sunset. Moles have eyes no bigger than pinheads and spend their lives in the darkness of underground tunnels. Because they avoid light, we tend to think that both these animals are totally blind. It is true that they both have poor vision, but both of them can .ee e

The tiny eyes of the mole can tell darkness from light. The bat can see in a dim light just about as well as we can. However, he cannot see in a bright light as aell as we can. Certainly he is not blind.