Beneath their fur, tigers possess a feature that sets them apart from other big cats or any other animal on the planet. If you were to shave a tiger (but for your own sake, please don't) you will ...

From leopard spots to tiger stripes, fur patterns among cats are some of the most instantly recognisable markings in the animal kingdom. Now, researchers have identified the gene that is behind ...

The proteins behind fur patterns are identified.“Turing was one of the first people to have the boldness to deal with biology in a mathematical framework,” Green says. “He was way ahead of his time.” ...

International Tiger Day aims to bring together individuals, groups, communities and governments to join hands to save tigers.

Turing patterns offer insight into (among other things) the patterns we find on animals, whether it’s the splotches on giraffes, the dot-and-line motifs on whale sharks, or the stripes on tigers.

>> View the Tiger Stripes and Turing Patterns slide show For the work that led to his 1952 paper, Turing wanted to understand the underlying mechanism that produces natural patterns.

Each tiger’s markings are unique. Their stripes are as individual as fingerprints are for humans. Most tigers have over 100 stripes. In the wild, a tiger’s stripes are important for survival.