Some, like the snowshoe hare or short-tailed weasel, turn white in the winter for camouflage. Chickadees and goldfinches double the amount of feathers ... are our fir trees, which have numerous ...

That’s because the leaves on this amazing little tree are so heavily dissected they look more like feathers than foliage. In spring, the leaves emerge velvet pink; then mature to deep green as ...

Some plants, like annual flowers and ... consistent of the two signals, and trees use shortening day length as a cue to start their winter break. Dormancy looks different in deciduous and ...