animal defenses

Discusses how animals use tricky behavior to protect themselves from predators or to catch prey.

Defines two types of animal camouflage (cryptic coloration and mimicry) and describes how various animals use camouflage to hide from predators or disguise themselves from prey.

Discusses the importance of camouflage in the animal kingdom, describing different types of disguise including disruptive coloration, countershading, mimicry, and masking.

Discusses defense tactics used by young animals and their parents including different types of shelters, signals, camouflage, and bluffs.

Describes ways in which various animals have adapted to their environments over the years.

Describes how animals are protected by their skin, scales, feathers, and fur.

Presents a children's book for early readers that describes how octopuses and other animals use their senses to hunt and protect themselves.

In text and color photographs, meet some of the unusual insects and find out why they have such flashy colors, curious shapes, and peculiar life cycles. See how these adaptations help insects fend off enemies, feed themselves, or survive in a harsh environment.

Describes the many ingenious ways different animals of land, sea, and air defend themselves and their offspring.

An exploration of the defense mechanisms of a variety of animals, including cuttlefish, false-eyed frogs, leafy sea dragons, hognose snakes, panther chameleons, and more.