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Life is made of many stories. There’s the red one, the blue one, the wow one, the people one, the animal one.

There’s the one that makes you giggle, and the one that makes you well up.

Life is the stories of all its heroes. The tiny ones, the unexpected ones, the scary ones, the big and ugly ones.

And here, Life is Colourful…

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10.    Monarch Butterfly

Everyone loves butterflies, especially these pretty ones. But their beautiful colours actually serve as a warning to predators not to eat them because they’re poisonous.

9. Sailfish

The Sailfish’s blue stripes certainly make a statement but it’s nothing to do with fashion. They light up when the Sailfish hunts, confusing their prey and letting their fellow hunters know what they’re doing. Now that’s a useful use of colour!

8. Lesser Flamingo

Did you know the famous pink Flamingo’s lovely colour comes from pigment in the algae it eats? They do say you are what you eat…

7.    Clownfish

The Clownfish may look pretty with its bright orange and white stripes, but it’s covered in slime. It is essential to the fish forming one of nature’s great teams with the sea anenome though – they are dependent on each other to survive and the slime protects the Clownfish from the anenome’s sting.

6.    Blue-Footed Booby

Females are attracted to the male Booby’s brilliant blue boots, so it’s lucky for them that they get even brighter if they miss a mating season.

5.    Weedy Sea Dragon

The Leafy Sea Dragon is a weird, wonderful and colourful underwater creature. Not only does the female produce 250 eggs at a time and the male looks after them. And he shouldn’t lose them either – they’re bright pink!

4.    Temminick’s Tragopan

With an orange and brown quiff and a chest that looks like a whale shark lying on top of a heart, the Temminick’s Tragopan is certainly striking. It’s no surprise it’s considered to be the world’s most handsome pheasant.

3.    Bird of Paradise

Not only does the male Bird of Paradise have fantastic colourful plumage, he dances, poses and completely changes his shape to woo the less exotic-looking females. Still, lucky girls!

2.    Sockeye Salmon

We might tan in the heat, or go red if we get embarrassed, but imagine if the colour of your skin completely changed with your environment? That’s exactly what the Sockeye Salmon does – normally blue and silver they turn red and green before spawning.

1. Panther Chameleon

Red, white, green and blue – and that’s just some of the time. The Panther Chameleon has an amazing ability to change colour to hide itself. But unlike us, it can’t pick what colour coat it wears – that’s affected by temperature, light and even its mood!

This is a guest blog by BBC Earth