Zebras, a children’s tale goes, became striped after “standing half in the shade and half out of it.” While the author, Rudyard Kipling, wasn’t a biologist, his story may hold some truth: research ...

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The mantis shrimp has a whopping 12 color receptors. (Remember, humans have just three.) But it appears that these crustaceans don't see a super-rainbow everywhere they go. Rather, the shrimp can ...

Recently, Simone, an avid student of spider behavior, told me about Betsy Matson's fascinating essay "Jumping spiders' remarkable senses capture a world beyond our perception," and after I read it, I ...

The rainbow looks different to a human than it does to a honeybee or a zebra finch. That’s because these animals can see colors that we humans simply can’t. Now scientists have developed a new video ...

Every year, scientists wade into jungles, deserts and museum collections to examine animals and, if they're lucky, discover a new species. In the meantime, scientists are busy learning about these new ...

Animal lovers can get up close and personal with capybaras during a special event at an Osceola County animal rescue. Amazing Animals, a nonprofit animal rescue in St. Cloud, is spotlighting some of ...