Why Does Every Animal Look Like This?

Thank you to Brilliant for supporting PBS ↓↓↓ More info and sources below ↓↓↓ In the race to survive, both predators and prey use visual tricks to get ahead. One nearly universal trick is countershading, a color pattern that helps animals erase their own shadows or blend into different backgrounds....

11 min - Science & Tech - Be Smart

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