10 amazing and little-known facts that prove - Your chickens see better than you

How a chicken sees is much more amazing than you probably think, and completely different to what you see. Here are ten amazing and little known facts about chicken eye-sight.
1. Chickens see 300 degrees around them
Humans can only see things in about a 180 degree arc, but chickens can see 300 degrees around them because they can see with each eye independently - this is called monocular vision.
2. Chickens can’t swivel their eyes in their eye sockets
If they want to see something at the edge of their field of vision, they need to move their whole head.
3. Chickens use each eye independently, one near other far sighted
Right before a chick hatches, it turns inside its shell and tucks its head underneath its right wing, and this causes different development of the left and right eye. The right eye develops near-sightedness, and the left eye develops far-sightedness. So a chicken will use her right eye for searching for bugs and tasty morsels on the ground close to her, while at the same time using her left eye to keep a lookout for danger.
4. Chickens see fast movement better than humans
Chickens have better motion sensing ability than humans because of special structures in their retina called double cones. To a chicken, a fluorescent light flickers like a strobe light.
5. Chickens don’t see well in low light
Chickens’ eyes have fewer rods than humans, so their ability to see in low light is not nearly as good as ours.
6. Chickens eyelids close from bottom to top. And sideways.
Chickens close their eyes by moving their bottom eyelid up towards their top lid, and hardly move their upper lid at all.
Chickens also have a third eyelid, called a nictitating membrane. It’s a semi-transparent membrane underneath her eyelids, and it slides sideways across the eye from the front corner of her eye. It helps clean her eyeball, and protect her eye from dust and dirt.
7. Baby chicks see better than baby humans.
Baby chicks can see as well as an adult chicken. They even have colour preferences - they prefer red and orange rather than green or blue.
8. Chickens see in tetrachromatic colour.
Chickens see more colour than we do. We can see in colour because we have three kinds of specialised cones in our retina. The cones contain opsin proteins which are sensitive to light at three different wavelengths - red, green and blue - that’s called “trichromatic”. Chickens have “tetrachromatic” colour vision - sensitive to red, green and blue, but also the very short violet and even ultraviolet wavelengths.
Seeing ultraviolet means they see everything differently. Even when the male and female birds look the same in our colour spectrum, they can look different when the ultraviolet spectrum is included. The down of a healthy baby chick reflects more ultraviolet than a chick who is not so well. The mother hen can tell which chicks are healthy just by looking.
9. Even blind chickens can see light
The amount of light that a chicken is exposed to affects their egg laying - during the long bright days of summer they lay more eggs than in the short dull days of winter. And this is true even if the chicken is blind! She can sense light reaching her pineal gland right through her skull.
The pineal gland is located under her skull in the middle of her head. The pineal gland releases melatonin in response to periods of darkness, and switches off melatonin release on exposure to light. And the chicken’s skull is thin enough so that this organ can sense light and darkness right through the skin and bone. So even a blind chicken still responds to the seasonal change of light by coming into lay in the spring.
10. Chickens prefer beautiful humans.
And if all of this is making you wonder how beautiful you look to your chickens, then you might be surprised to know that it’s about as beautiful as you look to other people. A study in 2002 tested the preference of chickens for human faces. Surprisingly enough, the chickens showed the same preference for symmetrical faces that humans do.
For more fascinating facts, hints and tips about caring for your chickens, and the sheer pleasure of chickens, subscribe to my channel: Chickens in my garden - New Zealand
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[@lynderherberts2828]

"I don't tell my chicken it's his birthday because he wouldn't understand." -- Gadis Candis

[@45auto]

I just learned several things just now. One being that we share the same view of cubism.☺

[@SarahPerine]

Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video! I've been learning bits and pieces about what you discuss, but your video was so clear and fun to watch! Thank you!!

[@chickensinmygarden]

I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thank you for commenting

[@barbarafelcan8012]

Awesome information, explains so much and great explanations so easy to follow and understand love your pictures included.

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you for your kind comment

[@jeremysaunders9003]

Absolutely brilliant video thank you, I have learned so much.

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you for saying so. There is so much about chickens that is fascinating.

[@MAD42]

what a revealing video! probably the best clip about chickes that has ever been made. thank you for sharing!

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you so much for saying so. Chickens are fascinating!

[@thalfis]

Your cheery videos get me through some not so cheery days. Thank you.

[@chickensinmygarden]

You're welcome. Chickens often bring a smile to our day 🙂

[@joshbrown4506]

I’ve been keeping chickens as long as this video has been made and I just learned so much lol

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thanks. I've been keeping chickens longer than that and I'm still learning. Chickens are amazing 🙂

[@j.os_h]

This is so interesting! Your channel definitely deserves more recognition! thankyou for making this video. I enjoyed watching a lot! 😃

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you. Yes I found it fascinating too so I just had to share it, although I did wonder how many people would be interested. Anyway it's fun learning about chickens isn't it 🙂

[@cautiousdissolute5780]

You have the most informative and entertaining channel about chickens on youtube by far. Bravo!

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you. I think chickens are fascinating and entertaining 🥣

[@cautiousdissolute5780]

@chickensinmygarden I don't own any sadly but I find them very relaxing to watch. What I miss the most living in the city is listening to the chickens clucking whilst free-ranging. Your channel provides that for me and more! Thank you

[@chickensinmygarden]

@cautiousdissolute5780 You're welcome. You might know from some of my recent videos that I now live in town, but I am lucky to have a big garden - big enough for chickens anyway.

[@alyanna6876]

Wow i never knew that my chicken sees like that! Good to know I learned so much

[@chickensinmygarden]

Chickens are fascinating, aren't they 🙂

[@denver4195]

"LIFT EYE"

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Her accent

[@TheAnimalPapa]

Like 687! Hi my friend, more great information! I learned a lot of new great information from this video! Love your videos! Keep up the great work! Hope you have a great week my dear friend! Take care and God bless! Animal Papa and Junior! 😎🐓❤️👍🙏

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you. All the best to you and your family. Do you have chickens in your family too?

[@TheAnimalPapa]

@@chickensinmygarden your very welcome my new friend! Yes, I have chicken in my family! Raised them since they were a few days old! I actually have a lot of different animals! If you get a minute pass by the Animal Papa channel! Love your channel already! Hope you have a great week my dear friend! Take care and God bless! Animal Papa and Junior! 😎❤️🙏

[@vaiphei]

This is one of the most informative videos i've watched. Thank you for sharing

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you for watching. I have other videos that might be interesting - do check them out 🙂

[@aayanmughal]

Thank you so much for such a beautiful informative video. Also love your sense of humour.

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you. Chickens are so much fun. And they can teach us so much.

[@leeannsosa9144]

I always love your videos. They are so informative!

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you 🙂

[@rd4469]

This is AMAZING information!!!

[@chickensinmygarden]

Chickens are amazing aren't they!

[@rd4469]

@@chickensinmygarden Yes they are amazing. I've learned soooooo much from you. I watched A LOT of your video's before I purchased my chicken's last year. Thank you for teaching me things I didn't know. I appreciate your video's.

[@chlebajatro]

Super👍

[@noahswartz3841]

I love my chicken.. She is like a dog literally..

[@chickensinmygarden]

Chickens are great, aren't they.

[@Charlie-de7xu]

Really informative and funny video.

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you

[@mikereid2865]

Excellent and so informative, very different to the usual chicken videos. Thanks

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you. Yes my videos are a bit different. Do check out some of my others - because they are not vlog style they never get out of date.

[@Rubiecat]

What a lovely video ! You have a great voice and great chickens and I learned a lot, thank you !

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you. It's kind of you to say that. And yes I think they are great chickens too.🙂

[@shaddonon]

Magnificent video, thank you for making the material so approachable and engaging.

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you very much 🙂

[@thebloomfairie]

Love your videos. They're always so happy, educational with a bit of a laugh thrown in. Thank you.

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you for saying so. I love making them. I guess chickens are pretty educational, and they can definitely be funny!

[@danatan422]

woah thats such an instresting fact-

[@mickybearden9641]

My Goodness Wonderful Information!!

[@chickensinmygarden]

Aren't chickens amazing!

[@australianfarmlife]

Very interesting! Appreciate your time and effort researching the topic! Love your humor too!

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you. Have a lovely evening 🙂

[@alijames2592]

Really interesting - thanks for sharing

[@loa81]

Wow! I've got to test this out tomorrow with near/far sited use! Thanks for this very educational and entertaining video! Regards...

[@flowergrowersmith449]

Wow - very interesting and entertaining video. Thanks for that!

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you 🙂 I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@tom4od]

So fascinating! Thanks for the video.

[@chickensinmygarden]

You're welcome. It was fun to make.

[@mitch19636]

VERY impressive. Thank you very much!

[@chickensinmygarden]

Chickens are impressive, aren't they!

[@dilaniruwanthika5320]

thank you nice video i learned so much about chickens eye sight

[@chickensinmygarden]

It's interesting, isn't it.

[@kimberlyd317]

Oh my goodness! This is all so fascinating 😃

[@chickensinmygarden]

Aren't chickens amazing 🙂

[@andyausie]

Loved the video. Well done.

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you. I'm glad you liked it.

[@keelapierce3775]

You have sove VERY beautiful chickens and I have a few of them myself! Thank you for the information. I wanted to know if my chicken could see the color of my blue shirt 😂

[@chickensinmygarden]

🙂 What made you wonder that?

[@Sinmara]

That was great! Thank you!

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@jeandickson116]

Thank you Nathan, very interesting. X

[@heatherwelch1161]

wow that's amazing. Thank you so much. I'm new to having chickens and find your channel so informative. thank you!

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you. Chickens are amazing!

[@MrDiegocruz13]

Beautiful video ! Thank you !

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you for saying so. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

[@voygirl1954]

Thank you very much. Interseting and very informative. Love all your videos!

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you for saying so.

[@voygirl1954]

@@chickensinmygarden 🐤💖 hello again, I can tell from your videos that you really love your birds and take excellent care of them. I would value your thoughts on my chicken problem. I just got my first baby chicks about 4 weeks ago from a local person that keeps lots of chickens and incubated her own eggs. As it turns out two of the chicks are Sillies. The bigger birds are picking on the Sillies quite a bit. Is there a way the two sizes can live together happily? I would love to keep them all but I only have one coop.

[@chickensinmygarden]

Chickens start establishing a pecking order when they are about 6 weeks old. That's probably what's happening. I don't usually mix different ages of baby chicks and on the occasions when I have, I have mixed older smaller breeds with younger ones that will eventually grow bigger. I don't know if that makes a difference though. The key to successfully mixing chickens is to make sure each has access to food and water (and the bullies can't keep them away) also to the heat source if they are still that young, and plenty of space and hidey holes so the small ones can run away. If there is already a big size difference you could divide the run with something the little ones can get through but the big ones can't. Unless it's really savage they will probably work it out and get along ok together eventually if you just give them time and space. Good luck

[@voygirl1954]

@@chickensinmygarden thanks so much for your reply. I will wait and see if they establish a pecking order. One of my problems, I discovered today, is that 3 of the chicks are roosters. When I separated them the others got along very well. So things may work out. I have one other problem that I'm not sure how to deal with however. One of the chicks developed splay legs and later broke her toes on one foot. She is a small bird about half the size of the bigger birds The problem is she can't seem to stay on her perch very well because her legs won't stay together and her broken toes don't allow her to hang on very well. I'm trying to come up with a perch so that both the big chickens and the injured chicken can sleep well at night. I've tried a wider perch but that was even worse for the injured bird. She is the sweetest chicken and I want her to be comfortable too. I know this is an odd problem but I hope I can find a way to keep all the birds comfortable and happy. Any advice would be awesome. 🤞🐥💖

[@chickensinmygarden]

@@voygirl1954 Oh dear poor thing. What a rough time she's had. I too would have thought a wider perch would be more comfortable but apparently not. You are obviously paying attention to what she is trying to tell you so my best advice is to keep doing that - give her as many options as you can and see which she chooses. Sometimes birds who have trouble perching do better on the end of the perch leaning against the wall or can squeeze in between two friends that prop her up on each side. And I guess trying to keep the floor well padded with soft shavings or straw etc will not hurt so much if she does fall.

[@KingVRhehe]

I feel bad for my chickens. We put them in the coop for the night and it started storming really hard so they probably couldn’t see anything.

[@chickensinmygarden]

I hope they are all good this morning

[@KingVRhehe]

@@chickensinmygarden they’re all right.

[@mohameddada2580]

Iam amazed. Very informative.

[@chickensinmygarden]

Chickens are amazing! Check out some of my other videos in that playlist. Maybe you will discover some more amazing things about chickens.

[@naynayhurst7273]

That was so brilliant and cool

[@chickensinmygarden]

It is fascinating isn't it 🙂

[@briannayu2797]

Thank you for making this video I couldn’t find any other videos about the chickens eyes and it’s for a project

[@chickensinmygarden]

Excellent! You're very welcome. You might find this link useful mikethechickenvet.wordpress.com/2012/03/30/chicken-vision/

[@TediBare]

I love learning from you!!! 💜💜💜‼️‼️‼️💋

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you. I love sharing what I have learned 🙂

[@florinadrian5174]

Very informative, thank you.

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you 🙂

[@EnjoyThisMomentDIY]

I loved this! So interesting!!

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thanks. I find it fascinating too 🙂

[@JimDodahday]

Amazing, informative video. Instasubscribed! Thank you so much!!!!

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you. If you liked this one, do check out some of my others especially in my playlist Amazing facts about chickens kzbin.info/aero/PLZkmuqBJd8WQgSeRlaczWLh45pKnL3cXF

[@MrTheriverrat]

Thanks for the video. :)

[@chickensinmygarden]

You are welcome. It was fascinating to make.

[@colesbackyardcoop]

Very interesting. It was like watching a scientific animal facts episode on National Geographic. Loved it.

[@chickensinmygarden]

I hope you enjoyed it. Once I started I realised there were a lot of amazing things about chickens' eyesight.

[@-NorMaziahAhmad]

Love this video. Thank you. Now, I know facts about chicken and is chicken hunting and walking like T-rex? 😄😂

[@chickensinmygarden]

I don't know much about how T rex hunted but I do think chickens walk like them.

[@imnotjisooimnotok76]

Yeah I did notice they can't see well when its a bit dark and their eyeballs expand a lot

[@chickensinmygarden]

Chickens are interesting, aren't they!

[@imnotjisooimnotok76]

@@chickensinmygarden and adorable

[@amycurtis8569]

The question mark fits the eye of the chiken 0:06

[@chickensinmygarden]

Cool, eh?

[@davidmason2993]

Thankyou I looked after chooks from 7 to 14 Never thought to ask any of these questions, so happy now to have heard all this it was great 👍

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you very much. I love your icon - is it a flamingo?

[@JacWarner]

Thank you so very much. I’m a relatively new chook mum and the more I learn the better a carer I am. This video was remarkable and fascinating. Thank you so so very much.

[@chickensinmygarden]

You are very welcome. Chickens are amazing aren't they.

[@JacWarner]

@@chickensinmygarden oh hi. Wow! I only have 4.

[@JacWarner]

@@chickensinmygarden sorry tapped the wrong button. I’m in Australia. You’re video was so informative. I accidentally found my first girl while walking my dog and now ..... I’m the crazy chicken lady. Not really. But I do love my girls.

[@chickensinmygarden]

They do say that chickens are addictive 🙂

[@JacWarner]

@@chickensinmygarden sorry for the typos. I was interrupted.

[@carleatwell551]

Very interesting enjoyed watching

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you. That's good to hear.

[@waterworld248]

Most imformative vid ever about chickens

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you 🙂 Do check out some of my other videos. I have a playlist called Amazing facts about chickens kzbin.info/aero/PLZkmuqBJd8WQgSeRlaczWLh45pKnL3cXF Or this video is very popular kzbin.info/www/bejne/rHfEdGp8brKkgZY Happy chickening 🙂

[@queenbodicea]

Absolutely fascinating

[@chickensinmygarden]

I thought so. I'm glad you find it fascinating too 🙂

[@justjewells1386]

Great video! I learned a lot too. Now I'm wondering about how well they smell. Sometimes it's hard to tell if they smell their way to certain foods or if they are just smart and observant. I lean toward smart (some smarter than others). J:o)...

[@chickensinmygarden]

Some of them definitely seem to be smarter than others 🙂

[@fredthechick1472]

the chicken in the thumbnail looks like my chicken

[@chickensinmygarden]

She's featured in this video 🙂

[@jericholamina1852]

When u flashlight with midnight with chicken she looking at the light big hole light

[@klarabarunovic9841]

Very pretty chickens

[@chickensinmygarden]

They are, aren't they 🙂

[@klarabarunovic9841]

@@chickensinmygarden they look very healthy too...is there anything special you do in terms of their care?

[@chickensinmygarden]

Nothing very special. Mostly good quality commercial feed with some treats, a bit of free ranging, clean spacious housing, treat for parasites only when necessary, and clean water always available

[@chanououi6044]

Thank youu ❤️

[@pintoleafy8284]

It's like my leafy oh it's Name is leafy

[@MS-de7bb]

learned alot thankyou

[@chickensinmygarden]

Great to hear, thank you. I learned quite a bit too. I had never before noticed they close their eyelids from bottom to top.

[@pamfiloabionjr4529]

Thank us so much❤️

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thanks for watching 🙂

[@angelawrence4449]

That's probably why cats have a healthy respect for chickens. Cats can't go undetected by the chicken. Hehe. 🐈🐓

[@chickensinmygarden]

Hehe And also chickens can be quite frightening to a cat when they flap and squawk

[@vickichristian2364]

💖thank you

[@chickensinmygarden]

You're welcome. It was fascinating to make.

[@AUSTRiA1653]

I LOVE CHICKENS SO MUCH AND I HAVE 11 CHICKENS OF DIFFERENT COLORS

[@chickensinmygarden]

I love them too and I also like having chickens of different colours. 🙂

[@meninsilau]

wow thank you so much... -I was amazed how chicken can peck mosquito in the air with such precision, answered -I was wondered why my chicken relatively avoid direct sun light or white curtain, so that because ultraviolet....

[@chickensinmygarden]

Chickens are pretty amazing, aren't they. We can really only guess what their world looks like with that whole extra range of colours.

[@Mary-Mercedes]

WOW this deserves a million views! You really outdid yourself with all the graphics and research. THANK YOU. I did not know the vision develops in the egg by chicks rotating their position. Nicely done!

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you. I already knew some of those things but I also learned some new ones when making this. It's so interesting.

[@dvdwatch751]

i have chickens too . like your video

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you. It's great to have chickens isn't it.

[@dvdwatch751]

do you have pigs and dogs and cat ?? :D

[@chickensinmygarden]

I have just one cat and some chickens

[@dvdwatch751]

@@chickensinmygarden good

[@greywither0198]

Is nice

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you

[@pintoleafy8284]

My leafy loves me and I loved leafy

[@pintoleafy8284]

Thx for like me

[@chickensinmygarden]

You are welcome 🙂

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Pls search pinto leafy

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في التوفيق ان شاء الله

[@chickensinmygarden]

Thank you

[@ambereditzz]

Hi

[@fatinilhum6852]

I just want to know how my chicken 🐔 friend see me they are soooooo cute

[@chickensinmygarden]

Who really knows? Sometimes I think they just see me as a food dispenser 😃

[@fatinilhum6852]

Yeah

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@@chickensinmygarden *chicken sees you as food dispenser* *CHICKEN TRIES TO PRESS BUTTON*

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Wow

[@chickensinmygarden]

Amazing, eh?

[@love3peace3truth3]

@@chickensinmygarden I never knew now I'm thinking twice about KFC

[@zeinabsleiman936]

Heyy dear..my chicken comb is not red in color and its head to (look like yellowish) do you know why?!!

[@chickensinmygarden]

There are lots of possible reasons - breed, age, health. Do you have others of the same breed and age who do have red combs?

[@zeinabsleiman936]

@@chickensinmygarden no ..but it used to be red and she is around only 1 year old..

[@chickensinmygarden]

Then is it autumn or winter? It sounds like at about a year old might be time for her to moult. Maybe check out my video about why chickens are not laying kzbin.info/www/bejne/eailaKSZar2coNk

[@klarabarunovic9841]

@@zeinabsleiman936 I have chickens too and they usually change color of their comb from red to pale red/orange around winter

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Chickens in my garden to

[@chickensinmygarden]

Isn't it great🙂

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Chickens in my garden yup 👍🏼

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amazing content! beats all those AI generated channels these days

[@chickensinmygarden]

There's nothing "artificial" about me! But I hope there's at least some intelligence 😀

[@SolahaIsYes]

My new born chicken looks like it doesn't have eyes, is there anything I can do?

[@chickensinmygarden]

Probably not. Just keep it with the others and see how it does. Blind chickens can survive but usually only if they have become blind later in life. If it doesn't walk or eat in a few days, it will not survive.

[@rylox6288]

I have a pet hen and she will not lay eggs any tips?

[@chickensinmygarden]

Sure, I made a whole video about it 🙂 Check it out here kzbin.info/www/bejne/eailaKSZar2coNk

[@jonahjerryson4913]

Does your chickens have name and also what incubator do you use??

[@chickensinmygarden]

Yes, all of my chickens have names. The white one at the beginning and end of this video is named Remington. My incubator is an old Top Hatch brand. I give you details in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmnRgXSolt-Jga8

[@gielfrederic]

What is ‘heed’?

[@chickensinmygarden]

I'm not sure what you are asking. There are subtitles if my accent is not clear

[@MFSBGANG]

well i will not abile to cach chickens

[@reycarrera8443]

Iam here because of Pen & Teller magic trick.

[@chickensinmygarden]

Well I don't really know how the trick was worked but it is true that chickens can see ultraviolet.

[@reycarrera8443]

Yeah same here just double checking probably UV light. Thanks for the video was really helpful. You learn something new everyday.

[@rosesmith6208]

amazing, did not know this stuff, so when a chicken looks at a white person like myself am I purple to them? lol,

[@chickensinmygarden]

No, not really. It's just that we can't imagine what it's like to see ultraviolet.

[@panzlithium]

but why chicken cross the road?

[@chickensinmygarden]

Why?

[@panzlithium]

@@chickensinmygarden because it is far to walk around 😁

[@yusranmaulana587]

Pliss subtitle bahasa indonesia

[@chickensinmygarden]

It is subtitled in English. Do you mean you want Indonesian subtitles?

[@yusranmaulana587]

Yes teacher

[@chickensinmygarden]

Oh dear. I don't know how to do that. Is there an easy way?

[@alicomando1195]

Roosters Can See Angels When They Crow In Islam

[@chickensinmygarden]

Wow! That's amazing!

[@fareedfaisal739]

Holy prophet Muhammad pbuh say white roster crowing he see angel

[@chickensinmygarden]

I heard that. Isn't it wonderful