Editing Brown (section)

=== Mammals and birds ===
A large number of mammals and predatory birds have a brown coloration. This sometimes changes seasonally, and sometimes remains the same year-round. This color is likely related to [[camouflage]], since the backdrop of some environments, such as the forest floor, is often brown, and especially in the spring and summertime when animals like the [[snowshoe hare]] get brown fur. Most mammals are [[Dichromacy|dichromats]] and so do not easily distinguish brown fur from [[green]] grass.
* The [[brown rat]] or ''Norwegian rat'' (''Rattus norvegicus'') is one of the best known and most common [[rat]]s.
* The [[brown bear]] (''Ursus arctos'') is a large [[bear]] distributed across much of northern [[Eurasia]] and [[North America]].
* The [[Stoat|ermine]] (''Mustela erminea'') has a brown back in summer, or year-round in the southern reaches of its range.
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File:Brown bear.jpg|The [[brown bear]] is found across Eurasia and North America
File:Tawny owl at night (42511916510).jpg|The [[tawny owl]]. The color [[tawny (color)|tawny]] takes its name from the old French word ''tané'', which means to tan leather. The same word is the root of suntan and the color tan
File:Lepus americanus 5459 cropped.jpg|The fur of the [[snowshoe hare]] is brown in the summer and turns white in winter, as a form of all-season natural [[camouflage]]
File:Camelcalf-feeding.jpg|[[Camel (color)|Camel]] is an effective color for camouflage in the [[Sahara desert]], and is also a popular color for blankets and winter overcoats
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