Researchers trick black leopards into showing their spots

Mongabay
By Morgan Erickson-DavisJul 22, 2015, 11:32 am63 pts
From the flukes of whales to the stripes of zebras, biologists use patterns to identify individual animals and monitor populations. But what do you do when you can't see those patterns? Researchers with Rimba, a non-profit Malaysian research group, and James Cook University have figured out how – using just a…

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