Blue is one of the rarest colors in the animal kingdom, and unlike other pigments found in nature, most blue creatures don’t actually produce blue pigment. Instead, their color comes from structural ...

Q. I live near Charleston, South Carolina, and recently spotted a blue anole sunning itself. I am familiar with our common green and brown anoles, but this one made me look twice. His tail had been ...

Most of the time animals are green, black or grey but in some parts of the world a few very rare animals shine in bright shades of blue who look so magical that they almost feel unreal. Blue in nature ...

Peacocks, panther chameleons, scarlet macaws, clown fish, toucans, blue-ringed octopuses, and so many more: The animal kingdom has countless denizens with extraordinarily colorful beauty. But in many ...

The ocean is home to some of the most stunning colours in nature, but few are as mesmerising as the vibrant electric blue seen only in the rarest of the rarest animals. These creatures seem as if they ...

Scientists bought a popular blue animal from a pet trader and discovered a new species from Indonesia, a study said. Photo shows a representative pet market. Photo from Y K yokeboy via Unsplash Far ...

Animals with blue eyes are a rare occurrence in nature due to being linked to recessive genetics, mutations, and specific genes. Despite that, many species still have beautifully rich blue eyes. While ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Blue blood may look alien, but it’s one of evolution’s most ...

It was a stormy March morning in 2019 off Australia's Western Coast, when whale researcher John Totterdell and his students caught sight of the chase in the water. The scene was a blur. The first ...

Q. I live near Charleston, S.C., and recently spotted a blue anole sunning itself. I am familiar with our common green and brown anoles, but this one made me look twice. His tail had been severed and ...