Masters of Disguise | Animal Armory | Video Questions - Brianne Hogenson | Library

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Being a "Master of Disguise" is in reference to what survival trait?

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Only prey animals need to adapt/change to be better suited to survive in their environment.

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What does it mean for an animal to be camouflaged?

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What feature of the zebra helps it camouflage itself.

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What are the two ways the stripes help camouflage the zebra.
1) _______ 
2) _______ 

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Why does it not matter that the zebras stripes do not match the color if it's surroundings?

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Becides camouflage, what else do Zebras do to protect themselves against predators?

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How do the following animals help zebras survive?

Giraffe: _______ 
Wildebeast: _______ 

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What 2 sences help lions still sense/catch zebras despite their camouflage?

Hearing  Sight  Smell  Taste  Touch

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How do Chameleons change their colors?
By combinging many _______  and shades.
They achieve this with a superficial layer of _______  covering their body containing pigments underneath are _______  with guanine
crystals the colour shift happens when the space between these crystals changes altering the wavelengths of _______  they reflect

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Becides camoflague why else do chameleon change their colors?
1) _______  circumstances
2) To _______  with each
3) Reacting to _______ change

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Chameleons have (comparatively) the longest tounge in the world.

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How have Chameleons feet evolved to help them.

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How are Chameleons eyes benifical to them? (talk about the special qualities their eyes have)

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With a network of _______  cells and special _______  in its skin the octopus can instantly match the _______ , _______  and _______  of its surroundings their camouflage is so effective predators often swim
right by without knowing they are even there

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What other ability does the octopus have to hide from preditors?

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If hiding is not possible how can an octopus distract predators?

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What two sences does an octopus ink effect

Hearing Sight Smell Taste  Touch

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What kind of predator is an octopus

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What kind of predators are praying mantis?

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When can a mantis change it's color?

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What is the advantage to a mantis being "flattened"

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___________________  Blend In
______________  Change Color
____________  Change Color and Texture
__________  Stripes

How have the penguins wings evolved?

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Penguins are better suited__________

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All penguins are counter-shading having _______  backs and wings with _______  fronts. 

For a predator looking up from below it can't recognize the difference between the penguins white belly and the _______  of the water's surface. 

The dark coloring on their back works in exactly the same fashion camouflaging them from predators _______ .

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How does the Arctic Fox adapt to be camoflagued as the snow melts?

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How is the arctic fox able to locate the position of prey

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The bear's dark white coat gives wonderful camouflage in the surrounding _______  and _______  but underneath their skin is _______  to soak in the sun's _______ 

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using its incredible sense of __________ it will locate a hole in the ice that aquatic mammals like beluga use to breathe

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Snow Leopards __________ always the same color

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snow leopards are most active at _______  and _______ 

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How long can a Snow Leopard survive on a single kill of a large animal

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The monochromatic stripes of the __________   bamboozle predators like the lion into not attacking

The ______________   can instantly change its color depending on how it feels before deploying its tongue to snatch a fly from the air in less than a second

The ____________  can also change its color to disappear into its surroundings while also fitting into nooks and crannies much smaller than they actually are

The patient ___________________   waits to ambush its prey
while perfectly blending into its surroundings

_____________   are easy targets on land but in the water they swim with speed and grace while appearing virtually
invisible to predators below and above 

The _______________ 's coat changes color with the seasons
blending with the earthy tones of rocky outcrops in summer and the white snow in winter

The _______________   is lost amongst the blinding ice as it hunts the arctic tundras 

The _________________   is death from above for unsuspecting prey unable to see the attack coming due to the color and pattern of its coat