Dakota McCoy, an evolutionary biologist at Harvard University, and colleagues measured how much light each type of
black feather absorbs.
Not exact matches
Microstructures in the
black feathers, which help increase how much light is
absorbed, are responsible for the extremely dark color.
Rosie McCall introduces you to the Superb Bird of Paradise, whose
feathers are so
black, they
absorb 99.95 % of light.