In the study of why and how animals look the way they do, color is king—at least, the range of color humans can see. A ...

Our earliest mammalian ancestors avoided the dominant dinosaurs by only coming out at night and having uniformly dark, ...

This is a classic example of sexual selection using color signaling. Conspicuous colors are also displayed by toxic animal ...

#5 Animals That Change Color: Seahorse — Wearing Their Hearts on Their Skin There are 43 recognized species of seahorse , but they all have in common the ability to change their color on a whim.

While some plants can produce blue pigments because of anthocyanins, most creatures in the animal kingdom are unable to make ...

From household pets to deep-sea predators, these animals experience life in a unique way. Let’s explore 10 fascinating ...

It’s well known that dogs don’t see as many colors as we do – similar to color blindness in people. Whereas humans have three ...

The study shows that UV colors are widespread in snakes, and may play a significant role in evading predators such as birds.

The images below each show a scene as viewed by a human. Drag the slider to the left to see how an animal would see the same scene. Whereas human eyes contain three types of colour-detecting cells, ...

The affected alligators are currently emerging from brumation - similar to hibernation in mammals - and over the past few months, these factors have led them to appear orange to onlookers.

Colour: it is a method of finding a mate ... But the Mandarin fish is one of just two species in the animal kingdom where blue colouration is known to be caused in this way. The other one is a closely ...

Through some fascinating demonstrations, we witness how language and memory influence colour perception. We also learn how animals see the world in ways invisible to humans. Some snakes ...