Saturday, June 12, 2010

Random fact - Flounders can change to match patterns

Did you know that some tropical flounders can change color to match their surroundings — and even match a pattern. A study in the 90s done by Vilayanur Ramachandran found that "when he moved the fish from sandy sea floors to black-and-white checkerboard and polka-dot patterns, the flounder quickly sported squares and dots."

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