To Climb the Social Ladder, Baby Clownfish Ditch Stripes

Clownfish aren't just colorful; they're calculating. A new study finds that baby tomato anemonefish ditch their "baby stripes" faster when they're hanging around adults, reports EuroNews , essentially altering their look to lock in status in their tightly ranked social groups. In these anemones, only one dominant pair breeds, and younger...