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 ...

BRAINERD — Wander the aisles of any sporting goods store and you’ll notice a wide variety of camouflage clothing available to hunters — or anyone, actually, who chooses to blend in their surroundings ...

Camouflage is complicated. It comes in multiple styles, and some animals use more than one to fool predators. A red fox lies in wait, camouflaged in the autumn woods in Italy's Gran Paradiso National ...

Animals change colour primarily for survival. This ability, called chromatic adaptation, helps them blend into their surroundings to avoid predators or to sneak up on prey. It's an essential form of ...

Many animals are countershaded, meaning that their dorsal sides are darker than their ventral sides. The color pattern occurs in animals terrestrial and aquatic alike and is one of the most common ...

The fang blenny (Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos) mimics the appearance and dance of a cleaner wrasse, which tends to be tolerated by larger fish because of its ability to clean parasites off their scales.

Come hear a story about camouflaged creatures at the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge! This free children’s program will teach participants that camouflage is an essential ...

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 ...

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 ...