Among aquarium enthusiasts who keep bettas, it is usually the male fish that are known as the "colorful ones." Oftentimes the males are favored over the females not only for their color, but also ...

In a now-famous public display of ignorance, former Idaho Congresswoman Helen Chenoweth mused that salmon can't be endangered because she buys them at the supermarket. While few citizens are as out of ...

After scuba diving and shooting video at Tunnels Beach one day I had a tourist come up to me and say she saw a clownfish out on the reef while snorkeling. I responded back and said that we do not have ...

Eleanor has an undergraduate degree in zoology from the University of Reading and a master’s in wildlife documentary production from the University of Salford.View full profile Eleanor has an ...

We’ve long marveled at color-changing critters like squid, chameleons, cuttlefish, and others as they flash brilliant hues. Animals across species possess this ability for a suite of reasons, ...

In the depths of a Nebraska river was “something unique” — a colorful fish never before seen in the state. While native to many parts of the Midwest and South, the 5-inch-long, 2-ounce fish caught the ...

A fisherman in Minnesota has caught a sunfish with a rare genetic mutation that makes its skin golden. Terry Nelson was fishing for sunfish and crappies on Lindstrom Lake, in Chisago County, when he ...