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What is the purpose of disruptive coloration in animals?
What is the purpose of disruptive coloration in animals?
Which type of camouflage involves an animal appearing to be something other than it really is?
Which type of camouflage involves an animal appearing to be something other than it really is?
How does concealing coloration help animals survive?
How does concealing coloration help animals survive?
Which type of camouflage involves an animal mimicking something dangerous or poisonous?
Which type of camouflage involves an animal mimicking something dangerous or poisonous?
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How do leopards primarily use camouflage?
How do leopards primarily use camouflage?
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Animals in the wild use camouflage as a survival tactic to either hide from predators or to catch ______
Animals in the wild use camouflage as a survival tactic to either hide from predators or to catch ______
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There are four basic types of camouflage used by animals: concealing coloration, disruptive coloration, disguise, and ______
There are four basic types of camouflage used by animals: concealing coloration, disruptive coloration, disguise, and ______
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Concealing coloration helps animals blend into their background, like white snowy owls blending in with ______
Concealing coloration helps animals blend into their background, like white snowy owls blending in with ______
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Disguise is when an animal appears to be something other than it really is, like a stick bug resembling a part of a ______
Disguise is when an animal appears to be something other than it really is, like a stick bug resembling a part of a ______
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Some animals, like leopards, use camouflage to help them hunt for ______ by blending into their surroundings to sneak up on unsuspecting prey
Some animals, like leopards, use camouflage to help them hunt for ______ by blending into their surroundings to sneak up on unsuspecting prey
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Study Notes
- Animals in the wild use camouflage as a survival tactic to either hide from predators or to catch prey.
- There are four basic types of camouflage used by animals: concealing coloration, disruptive coloration, disguise, and mimicry.
- Concealing coloration helps animals blend into their background, like white snowy owls blending in with snow or squirrels blending into trees.
- Disruptive coloration, also known as patterning, breaks up the outlines of an animal making it difficult to see, like the stripes on a zebra confusing predators.
- Disguise is when an animal appears to be something other than it really is, like a stick bug resembling a part of a tree.
- Mimicry is when animals mimic something dangerous or poisonous to avoid predators, such as the elephant hawk moth caterpillar pretending to be a snake.
- Some animals, like leopards, use camouflage to help them hunt for prey by blending into their surroundings to sneak up on unsuspecting prey.
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Explore the different types of camouflage used by animals in the wild, such as concealing coloration, disruptive coloration, disguise, and mimicry. Learn about how animals like snowy owls, zebras, stick bugs, and elephant hawk moth caterpillars use camouflage for survival.
