Science Detectives: Why do animals come in different colours and patterns?

The Cosmos Podcast Podcast

The Science Detectives are on another case. 

This week, Olivia Henry wants to know why animals come in so many different colours and patterns. The detectives talk to Devi Stuart-Fox, a professor of evolution and ecology at the University of Melbourne, to find out. 

This episode was hosted and produced by Imma Perfetto and edited by Andrew Wyrill.

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