A special adaptation for caribou that experience total winter darkness in the very farthest northern regions: a membrane in their eye changes color to reflect different wavelengths of light — summer gold reflects most of the light back out of the eye, while winter blue scatters more light inside the eye, giving the caribou a better chance to spot predators in the dark. Art by Christina Nelson/USFWS.
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