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  2. List of animals that can change color - Wikipedia

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    Misumena vatia - The color change from white to yellow (depending on the color of the flowers on which the spider is hunting) takes between 10 and 25 days; the reverse about six days. Chrysso venusta has been observed to rapidly change its color when disturbed. Some spiders, including Cyrtophora cicatrosa, can change colour rapidly. [9]

  3. Agouti coloration genetics - Wikipedia

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    An agouti dog, also called wolf sable. In dogs, the agouti gene is associated with various coat colors and patterns. [10]The alleles at the A locus are related to the production of agouti-signaling protein (ASIP) and determine whether an animal expresses an agouti appearance and, by controlling the distribution of pigment in individual hairs, what type of agouti.

  4. Snow camouflage - Wikipedia

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    Some animals of the far north, like the snowshoe and Arctic hares, Arctic fox, stoat, and rock ptarmigan change their coat colour (by moulting and growing new fur or feathers) from brown or grey summer camouflage to white in the winter; the Arctic fox is the only species in the dog family to do so. [5]

  5. Animal coloration - Wikipedia

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    For example, the Arctic fox has a white coat in winter (containing little pigment), and a brown coat in summer (containing more pigment), an example of seasonal camouflage (a polyphenism). Many animals, including mammals , birds , and amphibians , are unable to synthesize most of the pigments that colour their fur or feathers, other than the ...

  6. Category:Animal coat colors - Wikipedia

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  7. 'Move, change or die': How these animals adapt and survive ...

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    Winter is upon the North Texas and Southwestern Oklahoma region and the conditions of this season present challenges to our region’s wild animals. 'Move, change or die': How these animals adapt ...

  8. Gloger's rule - Wikipedia

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    More resilient eumelanins (dark brown to black) are deposited in hot and humid regions, whereas in arid regions, pheomelanins (reddish to sandy color) predominate due to the benefit of crypsis. Among mammals , there is a marked tendency in equatorial and tropical regions to have a darker skin color than poleward relatives.

  9. Arctic ground squirrel - Wikipedia

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    Summer coats include reddish and yellow colorations along the cheeks and sides of the body; in the fall, these red patches are shed and replaced by a more silvery color. The lighter coloration in winter helps the ground squirrels to camouflage against the often snow-white ground and better evade predators, such as snowy owls or foxes. The ...