Lizards camouflage themselves by choosing rocks that best match the color of their backs
Monday, January 25, 2016 - 10:11
in Biology & Nature
Wild Aegean wall lizards found on Greek islands choose to sit on rocks that better match their individual coloring, new research shows. This improves camouflage and so reduces the risk of being attacked by birds when they sit out in the open, raising the intriguing question of how the lizards know what color they are.