Many mammals have fur the color of brown and black. Why don't they have more exotic colors, like purple and neon pink?

The common buzzard’s range of colors is shrinking, with intermediate-colored birds becoming more common while light and dark forms decline.

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Mammals primarily exhibit muted earth tones due to their reliance on melanin and a lack of structural color complexity in fur. This drab coloration evolved as a survival mechanism to hide from ...

There is an air of the spectral to Fiona Pardington’s recent photographs of birds. While they are actual specimens, captured ...