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Some animals are green: these include some frogs, toads, some turtles, some lizards and amphibians, some snakes, some birds such as parrots, caterpillars and some insects such as praying mantis.

 

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Green algae and green plankton are important food sources at the bottom of the food chain.

 

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Most fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds appear green because of a reflection of blue light coming through an over-layer of yellow pigment.

 

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Perception of color can also be effected by the environment surrounding.

 

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For example, broadleaf forests typically have a yellow-green light about them as the trees filter the light.

 

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Turacoverdin is one chemical which can cause a green hue in birds, especially.[9]

 

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Invertebrates, such as insects or mollusks, often display green colors because of Porphyrin pigments, sometimes caused by diet.

 

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This can causes their feces to look green as well.

 

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Other chemicals which generally contribute to greenness among organisms are flavins (lychochromes) and hemanovadin.[9]

 

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Animals typically use the color green as camouflage, blending in with the chlorophyll green of the surrounding environment.[9]

 

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Humans have imitated this by wearing green clothing as a camouflage in military and other fields.

 

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Substances that may impart a greenish hue to one's skin include biliverdin, the green pigment in bile, and ceruloplasmin, a protein that carries copper ions in chelation.

 

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Green in culture

 

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Western

 

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In many folklores and literatures, green has traditionally been used to symbolize nature and its embodied attributes, namely those of life, fertility, and rebirth.

 

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Green was symbolic of resurrection and immortality in Ancient Egypt; the god Osiris was depicted as green-skinned.[11]

 

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Stories of the medieval period further portray it as representing love[26] and the base, natural desires of man.[27]

 

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Green is also known to have signified witchcraft, devilry and evil for its association with faeries and spirits of early English folklore.

 

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It also had an association with decay and toxicity.[28]

 

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Actor Bela Lugosi wore green-hued makeup for the role of Dracula in the 1927-28 Broadway stage production.[29]