Did you know some U.S. animals can change their color? From seasonal camouflage to mood-based transformations, these 10 animals have mind-blowing abilities to blend in, stand out, or even trick ...

In the study of why and how animals look the way they do, color is king—at least, the range of color humans can see. A ...

The size and shape of a giraffe’s spots seem to influence how well the animals survive when temperatures get hotter or colder ...

While sneaking up on prey, cuttlefish employ a dynamic skin display to avoid detection in last moments of approach, researchers have found.

You might assume you would notice some hint of the animal’s presence, but as you can see in this video, an alligator’s ...

Snakes are impressive predators, often utilizing speed and even venom against their opponents. But what happens when these ...

The discovery disputes the common theory that the cuttlefish uses a form of hypnotization to capture its prey; the prey likely just doesn’t even see the cuttlefish, and rather a confusing patterned ...

Cuttlefish aren’t just masters of disguise – they're illusionists of the sea. Researchers discovered that broadclub cuttlefish use a dazzling display of downward-moving stripes on their skin to sneak ...

But one animal might surprise you with its camouflage ... are light sensors that help power squid and their natural camouflage. "It can see whatever light is on the outside and convert that ...

Much like their octopus cousins, the animals have skin filled with pigment-loaded cells and piston-like muscular pumps, which they use to alter their color and texture. They can camouflage almost ...

Perhaps they turned white in winter as camouflage. Maybe feathers were ... and patterns mean for different groups of living animals, so we can apply some of this knowledge to dinosaurs.