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Your home for everything green โ€“ animals, plants, foods, and nature. Discover the amazing green world around you and play our daily guessing game!

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๐ŸŽฎ What's the Green Thing?

A new mystery green thing every day. Read the clues and guess what it is โ€“ can you get it in one?

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๐ŸŒฑ Nature

Read the clues and guess the mystery green thing!

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๐ŸŒ Explore Green Things

Tap a category to browse things that are green โ€“ with fun facts for every one!

See the full list of things that are green โ†’

๐Ÿง  Amazing Green Facts

Did you know these incredible things about the colour green?

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The most common colour in nature

Plants get their green colour from chlorophyll, which they use to convert sunlight into food. It's one of nature's most important chemicals!

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Easiest colour for human eyes

Your eyes can see more shades of green than any other colour. That's why night-vision goggles display in green โ€“ it's what we can see most clearly in low light.

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The ultimate camouflage colour

Chameleons, tree frogs, mantises, and caterpillars all use green to hide from predators. Being green in a leafy world is one of nature's best survival tricks.

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Green water

The ocean sometimes turns green due to algae and phytoplankton. These tiny plants also produce more than half of the world's oxygen โ€“ every second breath you take!

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Mixed from blue and yellow

In paint, green is a secondary colour made by mixing blue and yellow. But in light (like your screen), green is a primary colour โ€“ every pixel has red, green, and blue light.

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Mood colour for chameleons

Chameleons don't change colour to match their background โ€“ they change based on temperature and mood. A relaxed, warm chameleon often shows bright green.

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โ“ Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about green things, answered!

What are some green things?
There are hundreds of things that are green! In nature: grass, leaves, ferns, moss, seaweed, and cactuses. Animals include frogs, chameleons, iguanas, parrots, and caterpillars. Green foods include avocado, broccoli, spinach, cucumber, kiwi, peas, and lime. Objects like emeralds, jade, traffic lights, and tennis balls are also green.
Why are so many things in nature green?
Most green things in nature are green because of chlorophyll โ€“ a chemical that plants use to absorb sunlight and make food. Animals that live in leafy environments often evolved green colouring as camouflage to hide from predators or sneak up on prey.
What is the most famous green thing?
Grass is probably the most recognised green thing in the world, covering billions of acres of the Earth's surface. The Emerald gemstone is the most famous green object, while the avocado is arguably the world's most famous green food.
What makes something look green?
Objects appear green when they reflect green wavelengths of light (around 520โ€“560 nanometres) and absorb other colours. Plants do this through chlorophyll. Animals and objects may be green due to pigments, structural colouring (like butterfly wings), or chemicals in their body.
What are some cute green things?
Cute green things include tree frogs, baby turtles, caterpillars, budgerigars, small cacti, lime slices, peas, four-leaf clovers, moss, and jade plants. Green is a colour associated with growth, freshness, and nature โ€“ which makes many green things feel cheerful and appealing!