Whatever the evolutionary advantage, animals' color is inextricably intertwined with their environment, be it the bright ...

so it’s no surprise that its stunning plumage makes for some of the most beautiful animal photos. Unusually, the female is just as colorful as the male, but vivid as the birds are, their eggs ...

Some animals use their fur and feathers as camouflage ... If you want to see one, you’ll have to visit the forests of Bolivia ...

A critically endangered New Zealand parrot is receiving much needed help. The flightless Kākāpō, though once widespread in ...

One way animals produce color is by pigments produced by the cells. In birds, the pigment melanin generates black, gray, brown, and orange colors. Carotenoids are used by specialized feather ...

Other animals, however, do the opposite ... Female Gouldian finches have similar coloring in paler shades. The colorful bird is also known as the rainbow finch or Lady Gouldian finch.

Colorful plumage isn’t all this New York bird has to offer. His language is also pretty colorful and definitely not suitable for children, according to the animal shelter trying to find him a ...

Thus he may discover the true expressions of contentment, fear, anger or mischief never seen in a stuffed bird. He may discover the true color of a bird’s bill and feet, which fade quickly after ...

(animal screeching) ♪ ♪ (birds chirping ... We think we know them well, but beneath those colorful feathers lurks an enduring mystery. Why are birds here? Scientists have discovered ...

Melanins, the most common pigments in birds and mammals ... or so-called cold-blooded animals, that are lighter in color and therefore less likely to overheat. (These animals, such as reptiles ...

Superb starlings—medium-sized, often brilliantly colored birds in eastern Africa—work ... While scientists have long observed animals supporting their blood relatives, the idea that some ...

and birds and lizards on land. Wiens said warning color signals are much more widespread among animals than sexual signals, which are confined to arthropods and vertebrates. "Warning signals are ...