Natural camouflage is one of nature’s greatest gifts in the animal kingdom. Sure, some animals have deadly toxins or surgically sharp claws, but these are active forms of defense. Camouflage is the ...

Five new animal species that camouflage themselves as excrement or bark reveal some of what still remains hidden in the world ...

Camouflage is an exciting animal adaptation that allows many different types of animals to blend in with their surroundings. The chameleon is one of the most recognizable animals that camouflages ...

This moldy pancake is actually the flowery flounder (Bothus mancus), a vivid plane of a fish that expertly changes its color to match its surroundings. The very flat fish’s dorsal (top) side is ...

A new documentary explores how slowness can be a superpower, helping animals camouflage, evade predators, maintain a low ...

Did you know the animal kingdom is full of masters of disguise? There are millions of different animal species on our planet. Each one has its own special way of surviving. Some animals are fast ...

Animals need to get creative to survive in the wild. While some feature bright “warning colors” to keep predators away, a strategy called aposematism, others have evolved to stay hidden in their ...

Machine generated contents note: 1. Animal camouflage: an introduction / Martin Stevens and Sami Merilaita; 2. Crypsis through background matching / Sami Merilaita and Martin Stevens; 3. The ...

Animal survival strategies, how animals escape predators, camouflage in animals, playing dead in the wild, animal defense mechanisms are topics that reveal how closely survival in nature mirrors ...

Octopuses conceal themselves in their surroundings using chromatophores—cells that can change pigment dynamically—to match the colors of the seafloor, reef systems, and even other animals. But they ...