Green is a perfect camouflage (exept in snow or desert obviously), so why are there no green Mammals?
2006-11-01 08:09:28 · 13 answers · asked by derbyandrew 4 in Environment
That's a really good question! I don't know the answer personally, but someone else has asked a scientist - here is the answer:
http://www.hhmi.org/cgi-bin/askascientist/highlight.pl?kw=&file=answers/general/ans_046.html
2006-11-01 08:12:52 · answer #1 · answered by Funky Little Spacegirl 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lazlouz20 really has a great answer to this question and she should get the 10 points. I personally think the answer is that most mammals are totally colorblind, including the mammals that are predators. So there is no need for colors, since their predators can't see them anyway.
2006-11-01 19:08:33 · answer #2 · answered by Sciencenut 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are actually!!
If you're curious about the green mammals, there are bats that are an olive green. Also, a few monkeys are olive green in color.
Quote from:
http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art18458.asp
2006-11-01 16:15:11 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Er,
There are.
I have a pet mammal called Marlon, who lives on my boat.
He is only green because, although being a silly dog, & me being a daft human,he agreed to us both dying our hair green last year at a festival.
There you go ...
Bob.
2006-11-01 16:25:43 · answer #4 · answered by Bob the Boat 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is a primate called an Olive Baboon. I'm assuming it's a green colour (I can't tell, 'cos I'm colourblind!)
2006-11-01 16:24:52 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A leaf is green (mostly). A mammal aint either.
2006-11-01 17:17:14 · answer #6 · answered by Headcase 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You never saw Shrek, or the Incredible Hulk. OK, so both fictitious, but, still, both green!!!
2006-11-01 16:19:54 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well i guess they didnt have the wild hair dye available, brown matches the tree trunks anyway, there is one sloth that grows sort of a moss or alge in its hair though,
2006-11-01 16:50:56 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
that would be a good idea for camouflage when naked sunbathing
2006-11-01 16:15:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not about colour, most animals are colourblind so it's really all about shadows.
2006-11-01 16:14:35 · answer #10 · answered by Amanda 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋