Reptiles living in open habitats generally have brighter coloration than species living in denser vegetation. This is shown ...

Within species, color variations are found throughout the animal kingdom, including melanistic animals with more dark pigmentation and leucistic animals with a reduction of pigment. There are black ...

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, ...

While some plants can produce blue pigments because of anthocyanins, most creatures in the animal kingdom are unable to make blue pigments. Thus, the colour blue in animals is typically the result ...

Reptiles living in open habitats generally have brighter colouration than species living in denser vegetation. This is shown in a new study from Lund University in Sweden. The results suggest that ...

Animals have evolved a range of camouflage tactics, from simple colour matching to sophisticated mimicry. See if you can spot the creatures in the photos below - drag the slider to reveal them. Will ...

In addition, successful urban bird species have more elaborate colours in their plumage, which is especially true for females. Cities seem to favour more colourful birds -- probably because there are ...

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 ...

From helping them find mates to bettering their ability to camouflage, marks on animals and birds serve various purposes.

Using the latest camera technology, David Attenborough reveals the extraordinary ways in which animals use colour: to win a mate, to fight off rivals and to warn enemies. Show more The natural ...

It thus attempts to show that the very existence of most of the brilliant colours of the organic world is due to the influence of the colour sense in animals. The author adopts, with some ...