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reverse_countershading
📅 Updated:2025-11-04
🕒 Created:2009-06-02
🆔 ID:543
Description
The opposite of countershading, where the usually countershaded areas are noticeably darker than the rest, or where the back has large regions of lighter fur or scales. In nature this has the effect of making the animal stand out on most backgrounds, and many believe this serves as a warning coloration to potential predators, which might prefer to avoid these animals.
A defining trait of red pandas and cross foxes in the former case, and skunks and honey badgers in the latter.
Countershade tags:
- Body Types
- Main Colors
- Uncommon Colors
- Color Shades
- Add-ons
See also
- countershading
- Wikipedia: Countershading
