The colors making up these patterns must be distinct and well separated to be effective. For instance, as a warning signal, distinct colors make them clearly visible to other animals.

The colors making up these patterns must be distinct and well separated to be effective. For instance, as a warning signal, distinct colors make them clearly visible to other animals.

The colors making up these patterns must be distinct and well separated to be effective. For instance, as a warning signal, distinct colors make them clearly visible to other animals.

From leopard-like spots to purple hues, these rare cat colors and patterns will dazzle. Reader's Digest. These Are the 11 Rarest Cat Colors and Patterns. Story by Wendy Rose Gould • 6mo.

However, "we have to be careful always with these colors and color patterns," Puebla cautioned. "The way we perceive colors could be very different from the way other animals perceive it." This is ...

More than 70 years ago, mathematician Alan Turing proposed a mechanism that explained how patterns could emerge from bland uniformity. Scientists are still using his model—and adding new twists ...

Why do some animals have bright colors that impress mates while others use them to ward off predators? It depends on the activity schedule of their ancestors, new research reveals. Species that ...

Animal color patterns can help them camouflage with their surroundings and avoid detection from preys or predators. Many anurans have a light stripe along their back, which, ...

Striped skunks (pictured, a captive animal at a wildlife center in New Mexico) can sport a variety of colors and patterns across their range.