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> "Dead leaves aren't green," she points out. "They're brown."" The article mentions that some sloths appear green because they grow algae. Sloths live in tree
by Turing_Machine 5y ago
> "Dead leaves aren't green," she points out. "They're brown.""
The article mentions that some sloths appear green because they grow algae. Sloths live in treetops among living leaves, so that would be consistent with her hypothesis.
- aaron695 5y agoTree trunks are brown too, so sideways is often brown. Brown in a sea of green looks like a stick. Green in a sea of brown to me seems more unusual. US Military uses Scorpion W2 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operational_Camouflage_Pattern https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operational_Camouflage_Pattern Multicam - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MultiCam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MultiCam China - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xingkong_(camouflage) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xingkong_(camouflage) (No pics, jungle would be interesting to see)