Female hummingbirds are solo parents, which is already energy-demanding. On top of that, “if you’re brightly colored and sitting on a brown nest in a green tree, you’re going to stand out ...

Around 20 percent of female white-necked jacobins have evolved to share the vibrant plumage characteristic of males. sam may via Flickr under [CC BY 2.0] Female hummingbirds are ditching their ...

Julie is one of the most visible faces of female masking, a specific subset of cross-dressing men who wear masks, and occasionally skin-tone bodysuits, to make them look more like biological women.

A British documentary has unmasked a community of men who really know how to get dolled up. These individuals, known as female maskers, slip on rubber second skins and wigs to become life-size dolls.

Mary Ann Doane, Masquerade Reconsidered: Further Thoughts on the Female Spectator, Discourse, Vol. 11, No. 1, BODY // MASQUERADE (Fall-Winter 1988-89), pp. 42-54 ...

For some female Noh artisans, subtle changes to traditional forms emerge from a deep personal connection. Keiko Udaka, 43, who also works in Kyoto, grew up steeped in Noh, with a father who was ...