Camouflage
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Spot Me If You Can: Mimicry and Camouflage in Insects
Some insects have evolved to blend in with their surroundings; some mimic other insects by adopting their shapes, colours, and behaviours. These are survival strategies that allow them to avoid being detected by predators or prey and deceive their rivals
Photo Story
Crypsis Unmasked: Marine Masters of Disguise and Their Tools
Uncovering spectacular examples of how marine organisms disguise or hide by taking on various colours, textures, shapes, or debris to blend with their surroundings
Photo Story
Geckos and Lizards: What’s the Difference?
All geckos are lizards. But are all lizards geckos? Here's a quick guide to what sets them apart
Explainer
Vine Snakes: Facts, Habitat, Threats
All you need to know about these slender serpents
Infographic
Defence Mode of the Indian Moon Moth
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment and conservation
Green Humour
Decorator Crabs: Facts, Size, Shells
All you need to know about one of nature's trendy dressers, the spider crab
Infographic
Octopus: Facts, Diet, Anatomy, Habitat
A fact file on the highly intelligent eight-legged mollusc
Infographic
Indian Chameleon and the Art of Disappearing
A lightning-fast tongue and unique capacity to camouflage itself are just two of this creature’s highly specialised adaptations
Species
Stung by the Love of a Bee Orchid
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Blennies: Facts, Lifespan, and Life on the Coral Reefs
Meet one of the cutest fish on the coral reef
Infographic
Quiz: Are you Wildlife Wise?
Take our exciting quiz to check how well you know our fellow-species. Owl the best!
Interactive
Quiz: Find these Masters of Disguise
Camouflage is an art that many species in the natural have mastered. Take this quiz to try and spot some of them
Interactive
Project Camouflage: Styles and Survival Strategies of Decorator Crabs
Decorator crabs assemble elaborate adornments to masquerade as different life forms and escape being attacked by predators
Species
Thar: The Secret Lives of a Harsh Desert
The dry and deceptively empty Thar desert has an incredible story to tell – of spectacular diversity, unusual creatures, and exemplary survival strategies
Video
Himalayan Blue Sheep: Facts, Habitat, Population
An ungulate from the himalayas that is neither blue nor a sheep
Infographic
Why is That Floating Log Looking at Us?
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Snow Leopard: The Ghost of the Brown Mountains
In the summers, the bare, endless mountains of Ladakh stretch as far as the eye can see. But hiding in plain sight, along its rugged, rocky edges, is a feline mountain ghost
Video
Short-eared Owl: Hidden Winter Resident of the Grasslands
The short-eared owl breaks common owl stereotypes — it migrates across continents, flaps its wings like a moth, and is active in the daytime
Species
Rosettes to the Rescue
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Masters of Disguise: Blue Oakleaf Butterfly
A dried leaf fluttering on a tree trunk in the tropical rainforests of the Western Ghats could well be the masquerade of a brilliant blue butterfly
Wild Vault
Masters of Disguise: Indian Nightjar
Merging seamlessly into its surroundings, the Indian nightjar rests and nests on the ground, camouflaged against the rocks, soil, and leaf litter
Wild Vault
The Flying Dragons of South India
Draco, also known as the southern flying lizard, is a master of disguise. But it has another astounding trick up its sleeve
Video
Masters of Disguise: Snow Leopard
Quietly concealing itself in rocky crevices, the snow leopard merges perfectly with its surroundings in the high-altitudes of the Himalayas
Wild Vault
Leaf Masquerade of the Vine Snake
In the jungles of Agumbe long-held myths about the vine snake slither into the underbrush
Species
On the Fly: An Afternoon with the Dragon Lizards of Agumbe
You can never tire of watching the smooth, precise gliding motion of draco lizards as they ‘fly’ from tree to tree
Species
Flying Wizard: Draco the Gliding Lizard
With a little yellow dewlap flag for communication, wing-like extensions to parachute through the forest, and cryptic camouflage, the southern flying lizard is no ordinary reptile
Species
Flying Solo with a Planthopper in Agumbe
Whether at the nymph stage when it is a funky looking white creature with powdery tentacles sprouting from the body, or in adulthood, when it looks like a butterfly, this tropical planthopper is truly fascinating
Species
On the Hunt for the Semi-aquatic Anacondas of Brazil
Scouring the slow-moving waters of the Brazilian Pantanal to observe the super-sized green anaconda.
Photo Story
South American Jaguars: Caiman Hunters of the Pantanal
A large population of South American jaguars is uniquely adapted to this region of Brazil, hunting in the day for their favourite prey caimans and capybaras
Photo Story
A Terrible Case of Draco Envy
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Breaking out the Army Fatigues
Cartoons and illustrations on wildlife, environment, and conservation
Green Humour
Frogfish, the Camouflaged Killer of the Deep
The frogfish is a speed demon, a master of disguise and ambush, and presents a fascinating study in adaptation
Species