What's The Rarest Colour In Animal Kingdom
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Blue is generally considered the rarest colour in the animal kingdom,.
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While we often see blue in the sky and ocean, it's a colour that animals rarely produce through pigments.
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Instead, many blue animals appear blue due to structural colouration.
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Many blue animals get their colour from the way light interacts with their physical structures, not from pigments.
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Blue jays, morpho butterflies, and some frogs achieve their blue appearance through structural colouration.
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Because blue is achieved through these complex mechanisms, true blue pigments are rare, making it a rare colour in the animal kingdom.
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Blue might not offer significant evolutionary advantages for camouflage or attracting mates in many species, leading to its relative rarity.
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Similar to animals, blue flowers are also rare, and often their blue appearance is due a combination of several factors.
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