What color is your carnivore?

The marks on a carnivore's face may give clues to its evolutionary history.

References:

Ortolani, A. 1999. Painted faces: A comparative study of facial coloration in carnivores. Meeting of the Animal Behavior Society. June. Lewisburg, Pa.

Sources:

Alessia Ortolani
University of California, Davis
Animal Behavior Graduate Group
Davis, CA 95616

From Science News, Vol. 156, No. 2, July 10, 1999, p. 26. Copyright © 1999, Science Service.

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