Are degus camouflaged?
Yes. Wild degus are a similar colour to their surrounding environment. This makes it much harder for predators such as birds of prey to spot them so easily when they are standing still. However, the degu’s ventral (belly) fur is highly UV reflective, allowing them to signal to each other from the ground. Since many raptors can see UV, it is beneficial for the degu to have UV fur underneath, where it is hidden from view from above, and they can choose when to expose it.
