In the natural world, vibrant colors usually draw our eyes, making an animal look adorable, striking, or downright breathtaking. But in the wild, vivid hues rarely exist just for show. Often, bright ...

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Colors are widely used in communication within and among animal species. For example, peacocks proudly display their vibrant tails, adorned with iridescent eyespots, to attract peahens for courtship.

This article predates the current owners of Science Blog. It has not been reviewed under the current editorial process and is kept as part of the archive. The nonvenomous Arizona mountain kingsnake, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nature comes in a variety of striking colors, but all that beauty didn't evolve for our enjoyment. Conspicuous colors tend to be ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Flamingos get their bright pink hue from their diet. The colorful displays of Galapagos wildlife, including the bright cyan feet ...