Piebald animals are generally just as healthy as solid-colored ones, though in some breeds the gene can be associated with a higher risk of hearing issues when large areas of white are present around ...

Nature is full of many patterned animals, from the stripes on zebras, spots on leopards, to the intricate details on sea creatures. Researchers have studied for a long time the biological explanation ...

The same physical process that helps to remove dirt from laundry could explain how tropical fish and other patterned animals get their spots, according to new research. Published in Science Advances, ...

Whether an animal has spots, stripes or neither depends on the size of the embryo when two types of melanin form on its skin: eumelanin, which gives dark hair when abundant or light when not, and ...

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