Whether they're hiding from predators or sneaking up on prey, many animals use camouflage as their primary survival strategy. In fact, they can be so well-concealed that you can barely distinguish ...

This free downloadable lesson plan explores various species of animals that camouflage and dives deeper into how and why animals utilize this unique survival strategy. Included in the downloadable ...

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

Why do animals use camouflage? Have you ever worn a disguise? Have you pretended to be someone else or something? Animals do this too. We call this camouflage. A camouflage animal uses different ...

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

Cephalopod camouflage is among the most dynamic in the animal kingdom, helping their lineage of soft-bodied and otherwise vulnerable relatives survive for hundreds of millions of years.

Animals have evolved a range of camouflage tactics, from simple colour matching to sophisticated mimicry. See if you can spot the creatures in the photos below - drag the slider to reveal them. Will ...

The term camouflage usually conjures up images of physical characteristics such as coloration; however, animals can also use behavior to disguise themselves and avoid detection by predators.

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

The Serra do Assuruá is in the north-central region of the Bahia state of Brazil, on the country’s east coast. The research ...

From the chameleon to arctic hare, natural camouflage is a common yet powerful way to survive in the wild. But one animal might surprise you with its camouflage capabilities: the squid.