Sometimes, conducting research means trekking to remote locales, braving wild beasts, and surviving treacherous weather. Other times, you may find yourself gently combing the fur of several hundred ...

Stripe patterns are commonly seen in nature – for instance birds and fish move in coordinated flocks and schools, fingerprints form unique designs, and zebras can be identified by their distinctive ...

A skunk's stripes aren't just for style: They may direct predators' eyes straight to the source of the animal's smelly anal spray. And those colorations depend on the animals' methods of defense.