Color Selections: With Penguins, It's Not All Black and White
By Barbara Aulicino, Katie L. Burke
Winter would be so drab without some splashes of color. Penguins agree. These tuxedo-clad birds sport a surprising array of hues.
December 18, 2015
From The Staff Evolution
These quintessentially tuxedo-clad birds sport splashes of color that show how evolution certainly can accessorize. Recent research even suggests that ancient penguins might not have been black and white at all, and one modern penguin isn’t either. Of course, female penguins will tell you that there’s more to males’ color than meets the human eye. Delve into penguin colors in the visual slideshow below, and if you’d like more detail, read the recent feature, “The Penguin’s Palette: More Than Black and White.”
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