One of the more amazing facts about animals is how so many of them use camouflage to either hide from predators or even hide from potential prey. A well-camouflaged animal simply blends into its ...

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.

Predators come here looking for prey. But some of these creatures, or prey, are one step ahead as they have the ability to hide themselves. We call this camouflage. All sorts of animals use ...

The experts recorded cuttlefish targeting crabs and noticed a striking display that seems to distract the prey’s ...

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

Similar to camouflage is disguise, in which the entire insect looks like a specific object, like a leaf or a twig that predators overlook. For these strategies to work, the animal must stay in a ...

Camouflage is a common defensive strategy among animals. By modifying their coloration and patterning, animals evade ...

as it can help them outsmart their predators. But big brains may be too costly to maintain when predation risk is high, forcing animals to use other strategies to survive, suggests a study on frog ...