Wilson's bird-of-paradise (Cicinnurus respublica), Waigeo, Raja Ampat, Western Papua, Indonesian New Guinea. From the blue, yellow and red hued mandrill to the tie-dyed panther chameleon, nature hosts ...

Toxic or poisonous animals, like frogs, have long presented an evolutionary dilemma: How did they become so bright, without predators spotting and devouring them? Poison frogs across Central and South ...

This secretive native of both sides of the Caribbean—from Belize to the British Virgin Islands—hides out on ledges and in caves of reefs up to 140 feet below the surface of the sea. Although not being ...

Some of the world’s most spectacularly colorful animals are amphibians — especially frogs and salamanders. Many of these colorful animals are toxic or have developed some sort of chemical defense, and ...

From the striking rainbow colors of parrots in the rainforest to the brilliant flashes of yellows, oranges and blues in coral reefs, vibrantly colorful wildlife abounds in tropical ecosystems. But ...