Just how well does an alligator's camouflage really work? Check out this video in Florida and see for yourself!

Animals have evolved a range of camouflage tactics, from simple colour matching to sophisticated mimicry. See if you can spot the creatures in the photos below - drag the slider to reveal them. Will ...

Dan Simmonds is head keeper at London Zoo, which is home to more than 14,000 animals from across the world. He talked Bitesize through the camouflage techniques used by four of the creatures there ...

This free downloadable lesson plan explores various species of animals that camouflage and dives deeper into how and why animals utilize this unique survival strategy. Included in the downloadable ...

Why do animals use camouflage? Have you ever worn a disguise? Have you pretended to be someone else or something? Animals do this too. We call this camouflage. A camouflage animal uses different ...

Taking a closure look, it's impressive to see how the stripes and spots on the woodcocks' feathers help them blend seamlessly ...

The animal kingdom showcases remarkable survival strategies, notably camouflage, where some animals adeptly blend into environments or mimic others, showcasing astonishing deceptive skills.

In camouflage, the shape and outline of the animal merge with the background so it's not recognizable. Similar to camouflage is disguise, in which the entire insect looks like a specific object ...

Cephalopod camouflage is among the most dynamic in the animal kingdom, helping their lineage of soft-bodied and otherwise vulnerable relatives survive for hundreds of millions of years.

Much like their octopus cousins, the animals have skin filled with pigment-loaded cells and piston-like muscular pumps, which they use to alter their color and texture. They can camouflage almost ...