Predators and the environment determine why some animals use camouflage to avoid being eaten, while others use bright colors to warn them off, new research reveals. Published today in the journal ...

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 ...

Scientists filmed a squid covering itself in mud and holding its tentacles upright, using camouflage that helps it hide on the ocean floor.

DECRA Fellow, Department of Ecological, Plant and Animal Sciences, La Trobe University Iliana Medina receives funding from the Australian Research Council. Alice Exnerova receives funding from the ...

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 ...

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 ...

In this viral video, a saltwater crocodile is in water, lying in wait and covered in algae. It then slowly sinks beneath the surface without making a ripple. It’s a short clip, but horrifyingly ...