Animals with ultraviolet color patterns can be found all over nature. Here’s what we know about what purpose these patterns ...

Some scientists point to genetic quirks called mutations as possible triggers for its unexpected look. Genes involved in ...

Blink and you’ll miss it. The tawny frogmouth is one of Australia’s most skilled camouflage artists, blending seamlessly into tree branches with its mottled feathers and motionless posture. As we ...

A newly described species from Hawaiʻi hides itself with carcasses to avoid getting eaten by spiders. Newly described bone collector caterpillars build a silken case around their bodies and adorn ...

The bird species called the Andean Cock of the Rock is known for the large feathery bulb on it's face, but what is it use for ...

The small trees also create shade and hold onto snow, so the hares can camouflage. Siren has been tracking snowshoe hare populations in New England for more than a decade, sometimes by catching ...

Japan's Environment Ministry says seal carcasses in the country's northernmost prefecture of Hokkaido have tested positive for a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu. The ministry says this is the ...

One projection shows favorable weather conditions may lead to a large “pulse” of birds migrating north over Kentucky and other states into Ohio and onward over the next few days. Bo Rader ...

Predators like birds can look directly at the resting butterfly and fail to recognize it as potential prey, demonstrating how camouflage can involve not just matching a background but fully ...

Ptarmigans (Lagopus species) are among the few birds that display this seasonal camouflage, molting from speckled brown plumage in summer to white feathers in winter, with males retaining black tail ...

If city birds are less vulnerable to being seen and stalked by wild animals, camouflage may be less important than a colorful, elaborate costume that could be used to help birds find each other. As ...