2007-01-25 23:51:26 · 16 answers · asked by Bhim C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
There are a myriad of green colours in the animal kingdom.
Hummingbirds
Sea turtles
Frogs
Okay...that is enough to answer your Q.
2007-01-25 23:59:55 · answer #1 · answered by rrrevils 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Animals are heterotrphic and hence they lack chlorophyll.This is the most abundant green pigment found on earth and is characteristic of plants to trap sunlight.
However, there are many animals that possess green colour due to biochromes, which belong a different class of pigments.
Just to name a few: Grasshopper, Aphids, certain fish, some species of frog, green turtles, tree snakes, parrots, some birds of paradise...
2007-01-26 13:49:24 · answer #2 · answered by Ishan26 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no real KNOWN reason for why mammals aren't green in color. Most of the variation, including coloration in any species is due to mutations, and perhaps there just wasn't a mutation that coded for a change in pigmentation. Or perhaps there was one, but it wasn't selected for and that individual didn't pass it on to their offspring. This could have been due to the fact that the sensory reception of many creatures was not attuned to the coloration of that individual so they didn't get to mate, or maybe they were eaten by a predator because they stood out so much.Other creatures "see" in different wavelengths, and their perception is hard to estimate. It's hard to say exactly why, but there are several good guesses out there.
It is true that there are other creatures that are green in the wild (reptiles, birds, bugs, etc), but the only mammal I can think of that would be considered green is a sloth, and that's due to the plant life that grows in its fur.
2007-01-26 01:36:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hey i am genius and i would like to answer u'r question.
Animals do not have green colour because in nature green colour is found mainly in plants, they get green colour due to chlorophyll present in plants.It helps plants to trap sunlight to make their food as animals don't make their food so chlorophyll is not present in them and therefore no green colour in animals.
2007-01-26 00:46:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many green animals: lizards, turtles, frogs etc. Insects are green too but that aren't technically animals. An animal's color has a lot to do with its habitat.
2007-01-26 00:00:45 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Plants have chlorophyll, with which these make food in the presence of sunlight. Due to this they are green in colour
2007-01-26 00:21:24 · answer #6 · answered by sukhi 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
commonly we dont locate animals that are no longer green in coloration. it extremely is by way of fact the exterior of animals is totally made up of cells that represent to variety tissues.apart from people do no longer incorporate any green pigment or harmones of their bodies like chlorophyll.
2016-12-16 13:59:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are also loads of fish, insects and birds, which are green or have green markings (as well as all of those reptiles).
Perhaps you meant mammals? I'm not coming up with any mammals but they might exist as well.
2007-01-26 00:00:35 · answer #8 · answered by kerridwen09 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i know a micro organism called euglena which is green in colour which is the only animal which can prepare its own food
2007-01-27 01:03:26 · answer #9 · answered by Rishi K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
good question,but i think some reptiles are. like the camillion, and the snake.
but probably for the same reason humans don't have green hair or skin.
2007-01-26 00:03:12 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋