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 ...

Are you looking at a scene of tree or is there a creature in plain sight, but you don’t see it because it is so well camouflaged? At one time or other we are all surprised by an encounter with an ...

TUNKHANNOK – At one time or other everyone is surprised by an encounter with an insect, bird or mammal because it just blends in with its surroundings. Naturalist Rick Koval will bring to the screen ...

Mimicry in animals is a common form of protection from predators. For instance, two distasteful or toxic butterflies may mimic each other for mutual defense, as the viceroy and monarch butterflies do.

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 ...

A new interactive exhibition designed by Local Projects examines the evolution of camouflage. It takes a few moments to see ...

People love going to zoos. You get a close-up look at wild animals, might get to watch sea lions jump through a hoop, and just might be cussed out by an unruly gang of parrots. Wait, what? That’s ...

Most, if not all, animals will utilize camouflage as a defensive mechanism to protect them from predators. Mimicry is one type of camouflage that is used by one small species of butterfly that occurs ...

LONDON (Reuters) - A book about mimicry and camouflage in nature, art and warfare has won the 2011 Warwick Prize for Writing, a biennial award open to any genre on a given theme. This year's chosen ...

In the insect world things are often not what they seem, especially if you're a hungry predator. For 250 million years, insects have survived because they often appear to be something other than what ...