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Crochet Animal Rug Patterns

We know that our community loves crochet animal rug patterns. Besides the cat rug patterns, we compiled our favorite crochet ...
Popular Science

How animals get their skin patterns is a matter of physics

This article was originally featured on The Conversation. Patterns on animal skin, such as zebra stripes and poison frog color patches, serve various biological functions, including temperature ...
The Conversation

How animals get their skin patterns is a matter of physics – new research clarifying how could improve medical diagnostics and synthetic materials

Ankur Gupta receives funding from NSF (CBET - 2238412) and ACS Petroleum Research Fund (65836 - DNI9). A thought experiment can help visualize the challenge of achieving distinctive color patterns.
The Conversation

Motion dazzle: spotting the patterns that help animals outsmart predators on the run

Laura Kelley receives funding from the People Programme (Marie Curie Actions) of the European Union’s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013). Many animals use the colours and patterns on their ...
NPR

How crocodiles get their scale patterns (Hint: It's unlike other animals)

Many animals get their external marking—like, feathers, hair or scales-from genetics. But it turns out, the crocodile gets its head patterns differently. Scientists normally explain the spectacular ...