DISCLAMER: This video does contain some violence of animals killing and eating other animals. If you are unable to watch/handle it, you can listen to the video (cover the picture) and answer the questions.
Being a "Master of Disguise" is in reference to what survival trait?
Only prey animals need to adapt/change to be better suited to survive in their environment.
What does it mean for an animal to be camouflaged?
What feature of the zebra helps it camouflage itself.
What are the two ways the stripes help camouflage the zebra.
1)
2)
Why does it not matter that the zebras stripes do not match the color if it's surroundings?
Becides camouflage, what else do Zebras do to protect themselves against predators?
How do the following animals help zebras survive?
Giraffe:
Wildebeast:
What 2 sences help lions still sense/catch zebras despite their camouflage?
How do Chameleons change their colors?
By combinging many
They achieve this with a superficial layer of
crystals the colour shift happens when the space between these crystals changes altering the wavelengths of
Becides camoflague why else do chameleon change their colors?
1)
2) To
3) Reacting to
Chameleons have (comparatively) the longest tounge in the world.
How have Chameleons feet evolved to help them.
How are Chameleons eyes benifical to them? (talk about the special qualities their eyes have)
With a network of
right by without knowing they are even there
What other ability does the octopus have to hide from preditors?
If hiding is not possible how can an octopus distract predators?
What two sences does an octopus ink effect
What kind of predator is an octopus
What kind of predators are praying mantis?
When can a mantis change it's color?
What is the advantage to a mantis being "flattened"
Blend In
Change Color
Change Color and Texture
Stripes
of a penguins life is spent in the water
How have the penguins wings evolved?
Penguins are better suited
All penguins are counter-shading having
For a predator looking up from below it can't recognize the difference between the penguins white belly and the
The dark coloring on their back works in exactly the same fashion camouflaging them from predators
How does the Arctic Fox adapt to be camoflagued as the snow melts?
How is the arctic fox able to locate the position of prey
The bear's dark white coat gives wonderful camouflage in the surrounding
using its incredible sense of it will locate a hole in the ice that aquatic mammals like beluga use to breathe
Snow Leopards always the same color
snow leopards are most active at
How long can a Snow Leopard survive on a single kill of a large animal
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