An animal’s distinct coloration ... Photograph by Joel Sartore/National Geographic High in the crisp, cold air of Asia’s mountain forests, a red panda blends into the rusty brown branches ...

This story appears in the November 2009 issue of National Geographic magazine ... how they prayed. Animal mummies are a big part of that pay dirt. "They're really manifestations of daily life ...

This story appears in the July 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine ... why some animals sport high-contrast patterns. Unlike camouflage, which allows prey to blend into surroundings ...

This story appears in the September 2016 issue of National Geographic magazine ... He will slice the animal from head to tail, and then another worker will peel off the hide.

Leafies are shaped to give themselves near-perfect camouflage in seaweed. But the leaf-like structures are not used for swimming. To move, this species uses two fins—one pectoral and one dorsal ...

It's a blustery spring day in the Australian outback, the kind that makes you think rain must be on the way, although there hasn't been a drop in months, and the ground is brown and parched.

The National Geographic x Lacoste collaboration is one such initiative. It is a celebration of the splendor of nature and of the animal world, and above all an invitation to save the magnificent ...

In honor of Earth Day, National Geographic is selling prints of some ... And Joel Sartore is on a mission to photograph every endangered animal in the world—before they become extinct.