University of Manitoba researchers are pioneering the use of whisker pattern analysis software to identify and track polar bears in Canada. Whisker print identification can aid polar bear researchers ...

The beautiful coat patterns of giraffes are individually unique and don't change with age, but their origins and purpose were a mystery. A new study found wild giraffe spot pattern traits were ...

Giraffe babies inherit some features of their mother's spot patterns, according to a new study that used modern techniques to confirm a 49-year-old hypothesis. Survival of newborn giraffes is also ...

The complex, geometric colour patterns of many animal bodies have important roles in behaviour and ecology. The generation of certain patterns has been the subject of considerable theoretical ...